Christmas Light Sprite

Christmas!
 Gosh it is hard to believe it's almost here AGAIN.
Making a few cards for my neighbour
 at her request I have used this cute Sprite image.
 Coloured with Altenew alcohol pens
and stickles added.
I also HAD to animate one posting.

I am using the gorgeous

Christmas Light Sprite

Challenge:

Aurora Wings....Holiday Spirit
Back to Basics....simple easel card

'blue eyes" ♪♪

Gosh, it's been a long time since I could play

with these gorgeous images by Mitzi of Aurora Wings,

I have a library full and couldn't decide which one to colour
so in the end I went for this one which has big eyes.
"Lotus Sprite"

"Blue eyes", for some reason, by Elton John came to mind
..lovely song so I coloured her eyes really blue..

Printing my image onto texture paper I then coloured with copic
markers, added DP and sentiment I designed on the cameo.

Challenge:

Aurora Wings....inspired by music ♪

♪♪Once upon a time♪♪

Once upon  a time, a long time ago, my dream was to 
be able to play some sort of musical instrument...
The only instruments I played with was during my
nursing career, assisting the doctors...
Here is my take on the challenge at
Aurora Wings...Once upon a time

My image was coloured with a combo of prisma colour pencils, polychromo pencils, and  blended with baby oil...
[I do use many pencils, stumps and the baby oil...]

Dylusion sprays for my background.
Beautiful image  is called  HEARTSTRINGS
challenge 

Aurora Wings...Once upon a time
Colours with pencils.....a/g

Lilac Sprite

Aurora Wings

is celebrating their 65th challenge and their 4th Anniversary.

How cool is that? Big Congratulations to Mitzi and DT.

Lilac Sprite is one of the images I am using for this challenge.

This is a free one from the artist, thank you Mitzi, so if you get this image,

show it off in the challenge too.

Challenge:

Aurora Wings..only Aurora Wings sprite allowed.

Simon Wednesday....a/g

a glass of red?

Been a while since I had a chance to play with my
Aurora Wings images.
My image is called Wine Sprite
coloured with copic markers and a few water colour
clip artwork for my background.

We live in the region of the Hunter Valley, here in
New South Wales, a wine growing district.
My card is made for a friend who has recently
retired from the sales area in the Barossa Valley,
which is where we used to live in South Australia.
It too is a wine growing area. On the edge of each row of
grapes they grow roses. Why? Read Here.

Challenge

Aurora wings....Bingo

Using  the top row....

Simon Wednesday...girl power

kitten stocking♥

Been a while since I had a chance to make up something
using one of Aurora Wings images. Neighbour asked
me to make some Christmas candles for decorations
so though this image was cute and ideal.
She loved them.

This cutie was coloured with copic markers and
some stickles added later once it was attached
to the candle.
Image is called...
"Kitten in a stocking"
[which is on sale at the moment]

Challenge:

Aurora Wings....anything but a card

Have you tried Stamping Candles, it's inexpensive and so easy!

1. Get your stamps that you want to transfer to your candle

2. You need tissue paper (the regular kind that you use for gift wrapping).

3. Using Stazon Ink stamp your images on the tissue paper and cut out the stamped images close to the graphic.

4. Cut a piece of Wax Paper to cover the stamped tissue paper.

4. Wrap the stamped image around the candle tightly with the Wax Paper on the outside and the tissue paper underneath.

5. Using a Heat Gun or hair dryer blow hot air over the Wax Paper that has the graphics under it.

6. Peel off the Wax Paper and you have a stamped candle that won't rub off.

Here's some tips:

The wax paper can be used over and over, just use a new spot each time

If you do not have the wax side of the paper towards the candle you will know right away because the tissue graphic will not stick to the candle

When the graphic is stuck to the candle you will know because you will no longer see the tissue paper edges through the waxed paper.

Do not heat for to long and melt your candle, you just want to melt the wax off the wax paper.

You can lift up the wax paper and check as often as you like, once you have started the heating process the graphic will not move.

You can colour the tissue paper before you melt it down, say if you want to colour in a flower

Use a garden glove on to hold the wax paper when heating as the heat from the hair dryer can get a little warm

(WAXPAPER)

Christmas Lights Sprite

Today my card is another CAS one for the challenge at

Aurora Wings
using

Christmas Lights Sprite

Copic markers and gel pens were used.
Christmas embossing folder was used for the top of my card.

I am also entering this into

Less is More....Hot n  Spicy

Crop it.

Short post sharing my card using an image from 

Aurora Wings called

"Christmas Puppy"

Coloured with copic markers and cropped into a frame.

A few dies and silhouette cameo cut used...

Off to watch the AFL grand final....[footy]

challenge:

Aurora Wings....crop it

Candy above this post

'The Gift'

I haven't had the time to make a card for the challenges
over at Aurora Wings for a while, so yesterday I got my favourite image out.
This card is resembling the element 'water'.

My image is called "The Gift"

The background I designed in paint shop, using all sorts of
'filters and plugins' and then  printed my image which was
coloured with copic markers.
Fussy cutting my image it was then double mounted onto my background.
 Several dies, Stickles and pearl drops were also used.

Challenge:

Aurora Wings...The Elements [water]
Simon Says Wednesday....anything goes

Snuggling with the 'cat'

Circ digi stamp,

is the name of the stamp I have used and available
at Aurora Wings 

Coloured with my prisma colour pencils,
 and a few gems, keeping my card
pretty simple.

Challenge:

Aurora wings ~ Fur and feathers

Siren....

I am using the gorgeous new image called 

"siren" by Aurora Wings.

For my colours I simply used Versa Colour ink pads, no other mediums except for a touch of glitter, corner chipboard also with a few pearls.

Challenge:

Aurora Wings....under the sea
Aurora Wings facebook group....something blue

the Sprites

Sharing a little  post using  two images by Aurora Wings

for their current challenge.

Sunflower Sprite and Butterfly Sprite

Coloured with polychromo pencils and glitter and 

added pearls.  My butterfly was stamped, embossed then

fussy cut.

Card front

Card inside

My card is a free cameo cut from my lovely friend

Shirley, so pop over to her shop, have a peak and 

say 'hi'.  Lots of new designs in her store too.

Challenge:

Aurora Wings.....celebration

Stamps by Aurora....something blue

Scr@p-cards....get well
Creatalicious.....a/g optional dies and/or punches

Butterfly challenge...bingo

[using middle line across]

You can view my previous post today, "Butterfly Swirls",
 below this one if you wish..
♥

my secret garden

My second card for the challenge at Aurora Wings,

simply because I love the images Mitzi has in store.

This one I am using is called....

Hydrangea Fairy

Coloured with copic markers and placed behind my secret window.
Sentiment is computer generated

This is the front of my card, where I printed the hydrangea twice,

coloured with copic markers, fussy cut then added to the front of my card.

Challenge:

Aurora Wings....My secret garden
Crafty Catz....a/g
The Ribbon Girl....any image

AND
Linda 
has started a new challenge blog, and I am thrilled to announce I 
have been asked to be on her design team.  Please support this lovely
lady and fabulous 'anything goes' challenge blog called
http://emeraldcitycraftschallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/.
The challenge commences on July 7th 8am BST.
Pop over if you may, follow this new blog and prepare your
project to surprise us, the DT...
♥

crocus sprite[s]

I love to enter the challenges at Aurora Wings

simply because I love the images Mitzi has in store.

This cute sprite I am using is called....

Crocus Sprite

Coloured with copic markers.
The Sentiment is computer generated

Challenge:

Aurora Wings....My secret garden
Crafty Catz....a/g
The Ribbon Girl....any image
Stamps by aurora....fav colours

My previous post and a new release can be viewed below if you wish.
♥

Sweet Sakura

My card consists of two 'loves',   one being Aurora Stamps image

and making my own flowers.  I have seen many video's on making

flowers with Foamiran  which is hard to find here in Australia, so a purchase was made and hopefully they will arrive soon so I can play 

and experiment in making flowers with them.

Second option was to make flowers using DP, dies, stamens and inks.

My image is called Sakura Sprite.

Challenge:

Scrap and Craft....make your own flowers

Aurora Wings....Frame it [card two]

Stamps by Aurora...facebook, fav colour combo 

Colour Crazy Craft....a/g
Creatalicious.....a/g option mother's day
Allsorts....ring a ring of roses

Two days left to enter my Candy

spotlilghting

Today I am sharing a technique with you called

The spotlight technique

some of you may have already used this from a post I did once before.

I am using an image by Aurora Wings called

"Veil of Petals"

coloured with copic markers and I do love to use reds, oranges, and pinks as 

I have done so here.  Keeping my card simple and framed with a die

from Marianne Dies.

Challenge:

Stamps by  Aurora  facebook challenges.....fav colour combos

Aurora Wings....frame it

Orchid Fairy

This challenge at Stamps by Aurora Challenge, I have been asked

to be their Guest Designer and I am honoured.  These are lovely images to colour and most likely my favourite. 

The challenge is ANYTHING GOES

Come along and join in this popular challenge here at
AURORA WINGS CHALLNEGE

The image I have chosen to use from my stash, and she is so gorgeous, called,

"Orchid Fairy"

She was coloured with copic markers and polychromo pencils.

Stickles and Papier Glass finish was also used.

Printing my image out several times I then fussy cut

the flowers to add to my card.

My background paper was created in paint shop using

an image of the flowers I fussy cut.

You could be a winner all you need to do is enter the challenge at

Stamps by Aurora Challenge

I will not be around on computer for a week or so.
Have you entered my candy man can candy

Easter Pastels

Over at Aurora Wings Challenges they have a lovey theme

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My card has dies, flowers pearls as well as
the images I have used on my Easter Pastels card are:
Little Bunnirina
Easter Florals
Easter Bunny Pack
click onto the above links to take you to the images.]
Images were merged in paint shop and coloured with prism colour pencils.
[using pencils made the image softer and more of a pastel look]
Lovely Designer Papers used as well.

Challenge:

Aurora Wings...Easter Pastels
NBUS..My flowers, and papers I have had for ages.

Sakura

Just purchased a few images recently with the fabulous

discount over at Aurora Wings. This cutie is called

Sakura Sprite.

 Coloured with copic markers and a few dies were used.

The challenge is based on a sketch, posted below.

This is my take on the sketch.

Challenge:

Aurora Wings....sketch

Pansy Sprite

Love this Pansy Sprite from Aurora Wings

[available free for a short time only]

My image was coloured with copic markers, mounted

onto a mixed media page I made specifically for this image.

Challenges:

Aurora Wings....Sprite Delight

Stamps by Aurora Wings....green