Christmas Sprite

 

 

I'm finally back & with another image from Aurora Wings......Christmas Sprite. Isn't she adorable! She is coloured with copics; DP is Echo Park & CS is Bazzill. I've used dies from Spellbinder & Memory Box & the pine boughs are a Martha Stewart punch. It's hard to tell from the picture but there is Stickles on the trim of her dress & also on the Merry Christmas. This is my first Christmas card completed this year....I am so far behind! I am having surgery on Friday to remove a small growth from my eye so although I coloured 20 images yesterday it will be awhile before I can get them on cards. (will have a patch on the eye for up to a week...yuck!)  Wishing all of my American friends a Happy Thanksgiving for tomorrow.
Hugs, Renee

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps.....#172.....make your mark
Crafting by Design.....Nov.....Christmas
Fab n Funky.....#283.....ATG Christmas
Inky Impressions.....#278.....Traditional Christmas colours
The Paper Shelter.....#229.....a Christmas card
Simon Says Wed. Challenge.....ATG
The Crafty Addicts.....#4.....ATG/use a die cut
Whimsy Inspirations.....#88.....ATG  Holiday

Star Dancer

This has to be one of the most beautiful images I have ever coloured....she is called Star Dancer & is one of many gorgeous images by Mitzi Wiuff of Aurora Wings. I've had her for over a year but was afraid of her! lol  Have you ever had one of those images you were afraid to colour?  I've coloured her with copics & although it is pretty hard to see in this picture there are little stars on her dress that I used diamond Stickles on. An image like this doesn't need much decorating so I just punched stars out of the white CS to show the pink CS underneath & then added a die cut flower (Memory Box) & pearl in the center.

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps.....#169.....CAS
Crafting by Designs.....Nov.....ATG
Crafting for all Seasons.....#113.....girly
Sweet Sketch Wed. 2.....#77.....

 

In the Pink.....#81.....Magical (in pink)
Crafting with Friends.....#10.....ATG
Simply Papercrafts.....#17.....ATG
Di's Digi Designs.....Tic Tac Toe.....die cut, digi image, hand colouring

Horse Love!

I have a very dear friend who will be celebrating her 65th birthday next week & one of the greatest loves in her life are horses.....her husband & Labrador retrievers are right up there too! We recently went to see an amazing show called Cavallia....Odysseo which features 64 gorgeous horses & some very talented humans.  I was in awe of not only the beauty of the  horses but also how intelligent they were. It was incredible to watch them go through their routines with no one touching them. If you get the chance to see Odysseo be sure you go. You will not regret one minute of it!

This beautiful image is a Serendipity stamp (thank you Sue!!) which I coloured with Prismacolor pencils.  It looks just like one of Darlene's horses called Tante, white blaze & all. I used kraft cardstock with the perfect DP from Kaisercraft to create a gatefold card.  A few little horseshoes, some bronze brads & a jute "rope" & voila, there you have it, the perfect card for a horse lover!

Challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner.....#43.....ATG
Creative  Moments.....#80.....ATG
4 Crafty Chicks.....#270.....ATG
Crafting with Friends.....#9.....ATG
Simply Papercraft.....#16.....ATG
613 Ave. Create.....#147.....ATG
Glitter n Sparkle.....#161.....ATG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.....#21.....ATG

Autumn Beauty!

Here I am with another beautiful image from My Whimsical Little World. This is Autumn & you can find her here. The DP I have used are oldies from my stash....they are Sei. The CS is Prism & the lattice die cut & tree branches are Memory Box. The lovely autumn leaves are Recollections & are also "oldies".  If you haven't entered a MWLW challenge yet get busy colouring & enter your creation here.