Dog Egghead for Bloobel

Hello lovely peeps

This is my first make for the Bloobel Digi DT, using one of the new egg shaped characters - this is Dog Egghead.

Swimming By

Hello lovely peeps

Just popping by to show you the card I've made with one of the July images for the Bloobel Progressive Challenge - this one is Swimming Diver.

I pulled her into Craft Artist and added a background paper from the Starfish and Sandcastles Collection by Polkadoodles.

To make it look like she was swimming among the fishes I added one of the separate fish embellishments and placed it in front of her.

I added a sentiment using the alphabet from the Daisytrail Flora and Fauna digikit then rotated everything so that I could fold and cut my A4 sheet down to make the card base.

After printing off onto Super Smooth card I coloured the diver in with Promarkers
Hair: Cocoa, Cinnamon
Skin: Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush
Wetsuit: Black, Cool Grey 4 & 5
Flippers and Goggles: Marvi Y615, Tulip yellow, Buttercup
Bubbles: Tan, Duck Egg, white gel pen

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Bloobel Progressive Challenge Underwater
Incy Wincy Designs - One paper layer only
Animal Friends Challenge  #53 sports/hobbies
Squirrels Not So Random Challenge #6 Holiday Fun
Creative Moments #123 Anything Goes, option of Summer fun
Craft Rocket Challenges #40 Animal Kingdom
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper  Anything goes with Patterned Paper
The Crafty Addicts #39 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Always be a unicorn

Hello lovely peeps

I'm back earlier than I expected as I just realized that I only have a few hours left to enter Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge.  [Edit: the challenge closing date has been extended until the end of July]
 I won the prize for the last one - Spring Fever - and they kindly sent me a voucher for Dies to Die For. It took me weeks to make up my mind, but I eventually put it towards this fab stamp set from MFT. Thank you so much girls, I can't wait to have a play :o)

Squirrel's theme for May & June was 'Fantasy' so I decided to use this month's progressive challenge image from Bloobel - Unicorn Spaghetti Head

I pulled him into CraftArtist (the png version) and added a background from the Natural Landscapes digikit. Really love the inky effect on this one.

He's just crying out for a witty caption but I couldn't think of one, lol :o)
Instead I've used this sentiment that I've seen around a lot lately - I typed it in with the Text tool using Holiday Springs BTN font.

I printed it out to fit a 6x6" card and then coloured the unicorn in with Promarkers/Flexmarkers
Celestial Blue, Ice grey 1-5, Orchid, Pink Lavender

I added a little touch of sparkle on the horn and the moon using a clear Sparkle pen (Crafters Companion)

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
 Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge #5 Fantasy
Bloobel's Progressive Challenge (June) Fantasy Creatures
Glitter n Sparkle #245 Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. #421 Animals 
Incy Wincy Designs - Sparkle or shine
Dragonfly Dreams  Add sparkle

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Bored at Work

Hello lovely peeps, I hope you are well.

My card today is using Bored At Work from Bloobel. I printed him onto 160gsm Elegance Satin paper from Joanna Sheen and coloured him in with Promarkers (names) and Graph'Its (numbers)
 Hair: 3250, Caramel, Sandstone
Skin: Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush
Suit: Cool Grey 5,4,3
Tie: 8260, Apple, 8210

I fussy cut around him, discarding the desk part of the image (instead I've got him leaning on a strip of card coloured with Cool Grey 5 Promarker).

The papers I layered up my card with are from the Digikit 'Born to Shop, Forced to Work' on Daisytrail. You do get the sentiment with the kit, but it is curved, so I typed it in using the kit's alphabet instead. I've scribbled lines around the edges with a black fineliner pen.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-

Bloobel Progressive Challenge - May: Bored at Work

Passion For Promarkers Challenge #396 Make it manly

Creative Inspirations #275 Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. #417 Fathers Day/Male

As You Like It Challenge favourite skin/fur combo (Coral, Sunkissed Pink and Blush Promarkers are my 'go to' colours for skin - I get a nice depth of colour instead of the wishy-washy effect I was getting with previous combos)

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Happy Birthday Flower

Hello lovely peeps and welcome to my new follower :o)
Only one more to go until I reach 100 and have a little giveaway, woo hoo!

Today's card is using 'Flower' from Bloobel, I just love the quirky expressions on her stamps.

First I pulled the stamp into CraftArtist and added a background from the Aviary Exotic digikit by Daisytrail before printing onto smooth white card

I coloured the image in with alcohol markers (mostly Promarkers)
Face: blush, oatmeal, sunkissed pink, coral
Eyes: denim, twilight sky, black, white gel pen
Petals: cardinal red, rose pink
Body: GraphIts 8125, 8140, 8160

The sentiment was done on my computer using Troutkings font and I coloured in some white card with a black fineliner to give a stripy background layer for each word

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
 Bloobel Progressive Challenge - April/Flower Garden
Squirrels Not So Random Challenge #4 Spring Fever
That's Crafty! Challenge Blog Bright
I love Promarkers #333 Anything Goes 
Creative Moments #116 Anything Goes w/optional twist Spring has sprung
Kitty Bee Designs #93 In the Garden
SSS Work it Wednesday April showers bring May flowers

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Ralph in the Easter Parade

Hello lovely peeps

Just popping in with my second entry in Bloobel's Progressive Challenge.
The theme for March is 'Easter Parade' - there was a choice of 5 characters with hats which you have to decorate, I chose 'Ralph'. Isn't he fab ?!

 I coloured him with Promarkers
Cool Grey 1,3,4,5
Pastel Beige, Khaki, Umber
Cardinal Red

then added shading with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils
Black/Dark Sepia/Van Dyck Brown

I layered him up on 'Gentlemen Folk' papers from Nitwit, then added buttons and a sentiment printed on my computer using the font Mister Sirloin BTN Rare.  His hat is decorated with a punched flower with a dab of 'Buttermilk' Nuvo Crystal Drops from Tonic in the centre.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
Bloobel Progressive Challenge - Easter Parade (decorate the hat)
Animal Friends Challenge  #48 Animal with big ears
Colour Crazy Challenge #12 AG 
Incy Wincy Designs - Happy Birthday

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x

Anyone for Pancakes

Hello lovely peeps, and welcome to my new follower :o)

Are you looking forward to Pancake Day next Tuesday? Hubby and I usually have some savoury pancakes followed by the traditional lemon and sugar for 'dessert'.

Today's card is my entry into Bloobel's Progressive Challenge on Facebook, using Bake Me a Cake. It comes with a free sheet of baking ingredients but I've drawn on a stack of pancakes with a black fineliner pen.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and outlined the whole thing with Graph'It 9201

I've layered the topper up on Kraft card and K&Co Citronella papers.
The sentiment was done on my computer with Troutkings font

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
 Bloobel - February Bake Me a Cake
Send a Smile for Kids Easter or Spring for kids
Art Impressions Stamp Challenge   #202 playful people
Not Just Cards  #41 Spring

Crafting When We Can #138 photo inspiration

Thanks for stopping by,

Katrina x