Pollycraft GD & PaperPlay Challenge

Hi there and good afternoon to you all. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for a challenge that I've come across for the first time and it's called PaperPlay Challenge.

This is the sketch that you have to follow

And this is the card that I came up with following the sketch.

The image I've used is called Basil and he's a digital image available from Pollycraft. I've coloured Basil in using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year.

The sentiment is a digital download from Pollycraft

The snowflakes I've made using my Spellbinders Snowflake die and then embossed with clear powder and then sprinkled some Making Memories Spotlight Glitter while the melted powder was still hot.

Everything else is from my stash.

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs Michele x

Friday Sketchers & The Greeting Farm

Good afternoon and hope you're having a lovely relaxing Saturday. Today I've got a card to show you that I've made for the Friday Sketchers challenge where there is a fabulous sketch to follow and also for the Greeting Farm Challenge, where the challenge this week is create a card that best demonstrates/captures your favorite "SWEET TREAT". Well my favourite sweet treat is raspberry & cream sweets, mmmmmmmmm yum yum, so I've used the colours to represent this.

At last I've got round to stamping this little cutie. Isn't she adorable and I got her as soon as she was released from Bunny Zoe's Crafts. She's called Madelynn and I've coloured her using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is BasicGrey - Bittersweet

The flower I made myself using my Peony Spellbinders die and everything else is from my stash.

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Hugs Michele x

Flower Tutorial

 

Hello and hope you're having a good start to the week. I've finally got round to doing this tutorial for you to have a go at. I've posted loads of pictures and hope that it makes sense.

Here are the items that I use to make my flowers :-

Peony Spellbinders die

ProMarker pens

My own stamp made from Peony Spellbinders die

Flower brad with back taken off

1 pearl

To make these flowers I've used normal white printer paper but any type of paper will do.

 

 

 

First off I colour each of the flower shapes with my ProMarker pen using Buttercup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then I cut down each flower to create the petals, I've drawn orange lines to show you where I cut into.

 

 

 

 

 

Next I ink up my homemade stamp using my Tan ProMarker pen. I made my homemade stamp by using cardstock that I know that the ink from the ProMarker pen will stay wet for some time.

 

 

 

On each flower I ink up the edges for a bit of definition.

Now on the wrong side of each flower, emboss each petal with small circular motions. Then emboss the centre till they resemble the picture on the left.

 

 

On the right side of each flower, emboss down one side of each petal till it curls slightly. Then once again emboss the centre of each flower until they resemble the picture on the left.

 

 

 

 

 

Now start gluing your flower together. Hopefully this is what it should look like.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next step is to get your flower brad and start curling the edges up, I've used my strong tweezers for this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this is what the flower brad will look like when all the edges have been curled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the centre of the flower apply some glue, then add the curled flower brad. Apply some glue in the centre of the flower brad and then drop a pearl in the centre. I've used a pearl but a large bead is also effective.

 

 

 

I hope that you've enjoyed this tutorial and I would love to see your flower creations.

Hugs Michele x

Pollycraft GD Card For 3 Challenges

Good afternoon and hope you're having a lovely Thursday. The weather here in Ireland is cold and very wet, ideal weather to stay indoors and craft, yipeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for three challenges. The first one is for Create4fun where there is a fabulous sketch to follow. The second one is for ASFOS where there is a colour combo of brown and one other colour pink or blue. And the last challenge is for Quixotic Challenges where the theme this week is tearing.

The image I've used for my card is the lovely Felicity and she will be available very soon from Pollycraft. I've coloured in Felicity using my ProMarker pens

The DP is BasicGrey

The sentiment is also a digital download from Pollycraft. I've coloured the sentiment using my ProMarker pens. I then used my peony Spellbinders die to cut it out. Then I also cut heavy cardboard out using the peony die, glued this to the sentiment. Then I cut some more heavy cardstock using my circles die and then glued the sentiment on top of it. I then made a scroll using my Floral Accents die also from Spellbinders and then stuck the sentiment on top.

The flower I made myself using my Sizzix Flower Layers die.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Michele x

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 21

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. Well today is Wednesday so that means we have a brand new challenge for you over at Truly Scrumptious. This week we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow created by our DT member Debbie with the added theme of having a sparkly flourish on your project.

Our sponsor this week is Digital Delights by Louby Loo. The winner of this challenge will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend in Wendy's store.

So this is what I came up with following Debbie's fabulous sketch. I've coloured in this Gorjuss image using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is BasicGrey

The sentiment I've used is a digital download from Pollycraft, which I've coloured using my ProMarker pens.

The flower I made myself using my Sizzix Flower Layers die and the flourish is from Spellbinders - Floral Accents.

I hope that you get the chance to play along with us.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your Wednesday.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge DT Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Tuesday, so that means we've got a new challenge for you this week at Passion for ProMarkers. This week we DO NOT have a colour combination but the theme this week is 'Vintage'

Our sponsors this week is Yellow Moon and they are giving one lucky person a gift voucher.

The image I've used on my card is from the WOJ Wedding/Baby Collection and I've coloured it using the following ProMarker colours :-

Skin: Oatmeal, Sunkissed Pink, Pastel Pink & Almond

Hair: Almond, Tan, Caramel & Chestnut

Dress: Meadow Green, Apple & Forest Green

Babies Shawl: Powder Blue & Duck Egg

The DP is a freebie digital download from Cuddlebeez and the flower I made myself.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your Tuesday.

Hugs Michele x

Pollycraft Challenge GD Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Monday so that means that there is a new challenge over at Pollycraft and this week we want to see Christmas Cards.

For my card I've followed a fabulous sketch that is over at Sketch Saturday this week and I shall enter my card there.

On my card I've used two different images from Pollycraft the adorable Bronson & Beaker Skate Off and also Basil the Snowman and I've coloured them using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack.

The sentiment is also from Pollycraft.

The snowflake I made myself by using my Snowflake Spellbinders die, embossed with clear powder and then sprinkled Making Memories Spotlight Glitter. Then I ran a normal star brad through my Bigshot to emboss it a bit and then glued a blue gem in the middle.

I hope that you get the chance to play along this week.

Hugs Michele x

WooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooo I'm so excited

Hello everybody and hope you're all having a lovely weekend. Mine started off really well yesterday morning, as I received an email from Ann Cutts saying that she would like to feature my blog on Inspirational Craft Blogs and would I mind. Well after picking myself off of the floor, I quickly emailed her back (before she changed her mind) saying that I would LOVE to be featured on Inspirational Craft Blogs.

If you would like to see the post, here's the link

http://inspirationalcraftblogs.blogspot.com/2009/11/michelle-roos.html

I want to thank Ann so much for thinking of me, this really is such a huge honour to be featured there.

Hugs Michele x

Friday Sketchers

Good afternoon and hope you're enjoying your weekend so far.

Today I have a card to show you that I've made for the challenge over at Friday Sketchers where again there is another fabulous sketch to follow.

The image I've used is from the WOJ Baby/Wedding collection and I've coloured it using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is Colour Stories - Shades of Brown.

The flower I made myself using my Peony Spellbinders die, oh and watch this space as in the next few days I will post a tutorial on how to make this flower.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Michele x

Sketch Saturday & Simon Says Challenges

Hello everyone and hope you're enjoying your Wednesday. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for two challenges. The first one is for Sketch Saturday where there is a fabulous sketch to follow. The second challenge is for Simon Says where the theme this week is 'Animal Antics'

The adorable digital image I've used for my card is called Bronson Bear and he is available from Pollycraft. At the moment he is a freebie, but you'd better hurry as he won't be available after Friday. I've coloured in Bronson and his little robin friend using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year.

The snowflakes I made using my Spellbinders snowflake die. I embossed the star brads by using my snowflake embossing folder by Cuttlebug and then popped a blue gem in the middle.

The sentiment I used is also available from Pollycraft.

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you enjoy the rest of your Wednesday.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers Challenge DT Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Tuesday, so that means we've got a new challenge for you this week at Passion for ProMarkers. This week we have a colour combination for you, which is Burnt Umber and Marsh Green.

Our sponsors this week is Letraset and they are giving away a pack of 5 ProMarkers to one lucky winner.

For my card I've followed a fabulous sketch over at Just Magnolia which has been created by my fellow Truly Scrumptious DT member Mina.

I've coloured in the Tilda image with the following ProMarker colours :-

Skin: Blush, Sunkissed Pink, Coral & Pastel Pink

Hair: Almond, Tan, Caramel, Cocoa & Walnut

Top & Shoes: Oatmeal, Honeycomb & Burnt Orange

Top & Flowers: Coral & Burnt Umber

Trousers: Apple, Marsh Green & Pine

DP is a digital download from Cuddlebeez

The sentiment I created myself on the PC.

The flowers I made myself by using my Spellbinders Peony die.

I hope that you get the chance to play along this week.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your Tuesday.

Hugs Michele x

Friday Sketchers & Quixotic Challenges

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for two challenges. The first one is for Friday Sketchers where there is a lovely sketch to follow. The second challenge is for Quixotic Challenge where the theme this week is 'Stitching'

So this is the card that I came up with. The image I've used is WOJ from the Baby/Wedding Collection and I've coloured it using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is BasicGrey - Bittersweet

I used my Fiskars Lace punch for the borders and the lace ribbon is from my stash.

The flowers I made myself using my Spellbinder Peony die and also a couple of pearls from my stash.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your Monday.

Hugs Michele x

DP2 & Digital Tuesday Challenges

Good morning and thanks for dropping by. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made for two challenges. The first one is for DP2 where there is a fabulous sketch to follow and the second one is for Digital Tuesday where the theme this week is 'Holiday Wishes'

The image I've used for my card is the adorable 'Kai in the snow' and it's from Mo's Digital Pencil and I've coloured him in using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year.

I made the snowflake by using my Spellbinders snowflake die. Then embossed it with clear powder and then sprinkled Making Memories Spotlight Glitter while it was still hot.

The sentiment I created myself.

The swirl is also from Spellbinders.

The Inky Dinky Drops are from Inky Impressions and the blue flat-backed pearls are from Nikki's online shop.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs Michele x

Edited to add: I've just noticed that the theme over at Cute Card Thursday is 'Glitter Me Silly', so I'm going to enter this card there also, as there's loads of glitter on this card.

Create4 Fun & DP 2 Challenges

Hello I'm back again this time I've got a card to show that I'm going to enter into the Create4 Fun Challenge, where there is a fabulous sketch to follow & DP2 Challenge, where the theme is 'All That Glitters', although I hope that I'm not too late for the DP2 challenge.

The adorable image I've used is from Digitalpencil Too and it's called Diaper Crew and I've coloured them in using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is a digital download, which I got from CuddleBeez Scraps

The 'You & me we are Twins' sentiment is also a digital download and I got this from here.

The blue Inky Dinky Drops are from Inky Impressions and the blue flat-backed pearls are from Nikki's Online shop.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Michele x

Inky Impressions Challenge DT Project

Hi there me again this time I want to show you my project that I created for the Inky Impressions challenge, where this week we want you to make an 'Ornament'

I saw a fabulous tutorial on SCS on how to make a Luminary, so I decided to make it for my DT project.

The image I've used is the adorable Angelica's Lantern from Inky Impressions and I've coloured her using my ProMarker pens.

The DP is DCWV Christmas Stack from last year.

The poinsettias' I made myself by using my poinsettia Spellbinders die.

I hope that you will be able to join us this week over at the Inky Impressions Challenge.

Hugs Michele x

Truly Scrumptious Challenge DT Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. Well today is Wednesday so that means we have a brand new challenge for you over at Truly Scrumptious. This week we have a fabulous sketch for you to follow created by our DT member Dawn. We've also got the added theme of 'Texture'

This week we are sponsored by Pink Gem Designs and the winner of this challenge will win this adorable image.

And this is what I came up with following the sketch.

The image I've used for my card is the Wedding Cake stamp from Whiff of Joy and I've used my ProMarker pens to colour it in.

The DP is called 'Tales of Brown' from Colour Stories.

The flower I made myself by using my Peony Spellbinders die.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

I'll be back later with my DT project for Inky Impressions.

Hugs Michele x

Passion for ProMarkers DT Challenge Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Well today is Tuesday, so that means we've got a new challenge for you this week at Passion for ProMarkers. This week we don't have a colour combination for you, but a fabulous sketch to follow which has been created by a very talented and lovely Ida.

And this is what I came up with following Ida's sketch. I've followed the theme that is over on Just Magnolia which is Distressing, so I shall enter this card there.

The images I've used for my card is Giggling Tilda and Edwin and I've coloured these adorable images using the following ProMarker colours

Skin: Blush, Coral, Sunkissed Pink & Pastel Pink

Hair: Almond, Tan, Caramel, Cocoa & Walnut

Dress: Dusky Pink, Sunkissed Pink & Coral

Edwins Tank Top & Socks: Tan, Caramel & Cocoa

Trousers, shirt & Tights: Lime Zest, Lime Green & Moss

The DP is MME Wild Asparagus

The flowers I made myself by using my Peony Spellbinders die and the sentiment I created on my PC.

I hope that you get the chance to join us this week.

Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday.

Hugs Michele x