Dare To Be Sassy Thursday 169 - Feeling Funny

Hi Everyone

Today is my last post as Guest Design Team member over at Sassy Studio Designs, I can't tell you how much fun this has been and what a great bunch of ladies the DT are to work with.  Well, it's Thursday so that means it is time for another 'Dare To Be Sassy' challenge - the theme this week is 'Feeling Funny' (use a funny or witty sentiment.)  Here is my card.

The image I used is called Martini Pin-up Sassy, she is coloured with ProMarkers, the background paper is a file from Silhouette online store, and the sentiment is written using my Cameo, Chomas Pen Holder and a Lettering Delights font called 'Tall Girl'. Here is a look at the inside of the card.

The sentiment inside was also created with the Cameo using the 'Tall Girl' font.  I hope you will check out what the DT's have created and join in the challenge over at Sassy Studio Designs.

Cheers!

Michelle

Dare To Be Sassy Thursday 168 - Seeing Green

Hi Everyone

It's time for another Dare To Be Sassy Thursday challenge over at Sassy Studio Designs.  This week the theme is 'Seeing Green' - St Patrick's Day or the colour green.  Here is my card.

Don't you just love that sassy girl with her beer?  I used my Cameo to print and cut the image and coloured her my ProMarkers.  The background I also made with my Cameo using the Chomas Pen Holder and Copic fine nib inking pens (also coloured with ProMarkers.)

This is an easel card, so here is a look at it standing showing the 'sentiment'.

I hope you will take a peek over at the Sassy Studio Blog and she all the creations from the very talented Design Team.

Don't forget to join me on Saturday for Sassy Studios new release and the 'Follow The Yellow Brick Road' blog hop.

Michelle

Diamonds or chocolate?

Sadly the answer is easy for me....good chocolate every time!  Today my project is a box that I made from a file from the Silhouette online store, that is made to hold chocolates, I paired that with one of my favourite images from Sassy Studio Designs called 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.

The box is quite large - 2" wide x 10" long.  On the inside the box is divided into sections for individual chocolates, but I intend to take that out and just fill it with wrapped chocolates.  Here is a look at the inside.

The image is coloured all with my Grey ProMarkers - I also added a little black for the hair colour.  The skin is coloured with Blush and Soft Peach, I didn't go with the darker colours I have been favouring lately for skin tone as I felt 'Audrey/Holly' should be a bit paler.

Of course I needed to put a little 'bling' around her neck.  Finally I added a sentiment using my Chomas Pen Holder and a silver grey gel pen, the font is a thin font from Lettering Delights.  The sentiment says "Whoever said 'Diamonds are a girls best friend' forgot about chocolate."

The patterned paper I used for the lid is from Recollections, and I also used the same paper to wrap the chocolates that I put inside.

I am entering this project into the 'Anything but a Card Challenge' over on Glitter and Sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle

Happy Birthday Lauren - Look WHO's turning 21!

Hi Everyone

Today I am sharing the birthday card I made for my daughter Lauren who turns 21 today.  She is a big Dr Who fan, and so it seemed only fitting that she should have a TARDIS on her card - those of you who are not 'Whovians' I have already lost - but stick with me :)  here is a look at the card.

I made the file for this completely from scratch using the Silhouette Designer software, and my Silhouette Cameo.  It looks fairly simple, just square and rectangles right?  But I also had to get the sizing right, not to mention the correct wording on the sign and the colour of the TARDIS - if you are interested the RGB value for Tardis Blue is 16, 35,114.

When you open the doors, this is what you see.

I used my Chomas pen holder and gel pens to created the sentiment 'Look WHO's turning 21!' and used the computer to generate the special message on the inside.

Last but not least I had to add an element of 'fun', so I mounted the TARDIS on an action wobble spring, (please excuse the mess on my craft table.)

The studio file for the TARDIS I have shared in the tab 'Files To Share' at the top of the page.

Happy Birthday Lauren!

Michelle

Happy Birthday Phoebe

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Today I wanted to share the birthday card I made for my youngest daughter Phoebe, who is 19 today (I have no idea where all that time went!)  I have mentioned previously that she is into Roller Derby (big time) and so when I found this image from Sassy Studio Designs I knew that it would be perfect for her.  She has recently been drafted to a new team, their colours are going to be orange and blue (not my favourites) - so this is what I came up with.

Everything is cut with my Silhouette Cameo, and the sentiment  is drawn with my Chomas pen holder and the image is coloured with my ProMarkers , the Card Candi underneath the sentiment is also coloured with my ProMarkers.  Here is a look at the inside, (all drawn on the Cameo as well.)

Happy Birthday Phoebe.

Michelle

Oh La La - Love is in the air!

Hi Everyone

I have been loving colouring with my ProMarkers lately, so I have another card to share with you.  The image for this card is from Sassy Studio Designs and is called 'French Maid' - I just love her (but then again I find that I love all the images in this store.)  I hope you will check out Sassy Studio Designs Blog, they run lots of challenges (for which you do not always have to use their images,) and every Friday they give a gorgeous digital image away FREE.

The challenge I am entering is Dare To Be Sassy Thursday - the theme for which is 'Love is in the air.'  Here is my card.

The image is coloured completely with ProMarkers, the background paper is from My Minds Eye (Lost and Found), the roses are made using my Silhouette Cameo, as is the sentiment (using gel pens and my Chomas Pen Holder) and the 'bling' is form my stash.

Hope to see you next time.

Michelle

Tags Galore (Part 1)

I have just taken part in a couple of tag swaps both locally with a group of crafting ladies I know and online with some designers from The Bugbytes and She's A Sassy Lady blogs.  I loved making the tags, but even more I loved all the little beauties that I got back.  Here is the tag that I made for the online swap.

Here is a look at what I did.  First my ingredients - a tag, water, distress inks and Glimmer Mist.

My first step was to pat the ink pad on to my craft mat, I used  Broken China.

Then I sprayed over them with water until the colours formed large droplets.

Then the messy (I mean fun) part, I swirled the tag around.

This is how the tag looked.

I dried it off a little with my heat tool, and then repeated the process again using both Broken China and Iced Spruce ink pads. 

The next step was to run the tag through a snowflake embossing folder and spritz with Opaque Glimmer Mist.

Lastly I used a paint sponge and some acrylic paint to finish off the edges.

To embellish I used a tree from the Silhouette online store, and dabbed a little more acrylic paint on the branches for snow, and the ornaments are made from Card Candy.

The word 'Believe' I wrote using the Chomas Adjustable Pen Holder on my Silhouette Cameo, and then finished it off with a little snowflake bling which I bought from Artsy (my not so local scrapbook store.)

I was really pleased with the end result.

And then I was thrilled when I received these in the mail a few weeks later.

If want to take a look at the takes more closely and see how some of them were made, take at look at the following blogs:

Carolyn's Creative Corner

Scrappin' My Stress Away

They are all so beautiful - thank you ladies so very much for your gorgeous creations, and thank you also to Pam for organizing this.

I hope you will join me tomorrow to look at the beautiful tags that I received from my local crafting ladies.

Michelle

Thinking "outside" the cutting file

Today I am using a Baby Themed cutting file by Kelleigh Ratzlaff - don't go all pink/blue and lemon on me now, my projects may not be what you are expecting.  Kelleigh has been updating her store on The Digichick, (after the server crashed) and she asked if her creative team could come up with some projects.  I have to admit that I was initially scratching my head over this one - I have nothing and no-one to create baby stuff for.

I took a look at the files for the rattle and diaper, the old cog-wheels started to turn and this is what I ended up with.

Now I'm sure all of your are scratching your heads and wondering 'what the heck?'  Well, I took the rattle file and just interpreted the shape in a different way.  Here is the first project.

 I cut the center out of the rattle, added some vellum, twine and a tag - now it's a magnifying glass.

This second project is a looking glass.  I added some shiny silver for the mirror (yes that reflection is me taking the picture), a crown, some gems and ribbon.  When you open it up here is what is inside.

And my final project - I think this one speaks for itself.

And inside this one.

These would all make cute little notes to pop into the kids lunch box or backpack to find later in the day at school.

I used my Cameo to cut all the files, and Amy Chomas pen holder to write the sentiments.

I hasten to add here that these files are adorable to just make up for what they are intended a 'rattle' and a 'diaper' - take a look here to see some of the cute projects.  But next time you look at file you feel you have little use for challenge yourself to 'think outside the cutting file.'

Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle