Crafty Weekend Makes #2 - Fairy Power

Thank you all so much for your kind comments about my colouring for Copic 4 that I posted on Sunday. I really do think I have grown in confidence since doing it, and it's made me want to keep practising when I can. I still have so much to learn - light source and shading is my constant bugbear - but when people are encouraging it makes you want to go on! 

This card was made on my recent crafty weekend with Lisa and Steph. Isn't this fairy utterly adorable? It's from a recent Clearly Besotted release and you know I can't resist those stamps.....

I started out by making my background panel with my Gansai Tambi Pearl Colours - yes, I will be getting the Gem Colours at some point, I can't resist these paints! I used them all to get rainbow colours.

I then took three die cuts of the MFT Snowdrifts Cover Up and glued them together and adhered them to the pearl background. 

I then took a long time to work out what I wanted to have on top and I decided with all the pretty colours, the fairy was perfect. I coloured her with the Copics I'd taken with me and fussy cut her out.

It was a pretty quick assembly when I got home onto a white card blank with the fairy on top. As usual, I couldn't decide on a sentiment, so have left it blank. Sometimes a pretty fairy card doesn't need a sentiment, right?

I'm going to link this up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which is showcasing MFT and also Anything Goes.

Thanks so much for stopping by, it is truly appreciated, and as always, Happy Crafting! 

Mermaid Week - Day 3 - Clearly Besotted

You know how much a fan I am of Clearly Besotted and have been since I started stamping and colouring over three years ago. Pretty much most of my stamp collection is Clearly Besotted. I love that they are a UK company too! Easy to get and easy to ship and usually arrives 1-2 days after ordering.

One of their recent releases was this mermaid stamp, and this was the trigger for me thinking about having Mermaid Week.

For these cards I've used my Gansai Tambi and Gansai Tambi Pearl Colours. I used some Hahnemuhle watercolour cardstock for this. It is very thick and I tried wet on wet watercolouring but found that the water soaked into the paper too quickly and I just didn't manage to get it feeling right for me. It works really well for blending with distress inks though, so I shall use it for that.

I went for a loose messy look with the mermaid sitting contemplating. I do love my Pearl Colours. They have just brought out some gloriously bright Gem Colours which of course I have to have!

I just simply die cut it with my Lawn Fawn large stitched squares and mounted it onto a 5x5 inch square card.

Keep sharing your stuff over on Instagram with #ruthsmermaidweek and most importantly have some crafty fun with your stash! It's just for a little bit of fun!

Gansai Tambi Pearl Background with Jane's Doodles Cactus - VIDEO

Hello Everybody! I hope you've all had a great weekend and the weather was nice wherever you are. I'm here today to share with you a card I made for my lovely Copic teacher. OK, a bit of a Teacher's Pet, but I had a little something to give her and wanted a card to go with it. The theme had to be cacti, so I had no hesitation in using my NBUS Jane's Doodles set that I got back in February.

I also took the opportunity to use my new Gansai Tambi Pearl Watercolours to create the background. They are deliciously shiny and work really well with the other Gansai Tambi paints. I love them, they make lovely loose watercolour backgrounds like here.

I stamped and coloured the cactus with my Copics (well I have to show her how much I've been practising), fussy cut (!!!!!!) and popped up on foam tape on the background panel. I've attached it to a fawn A2 card base.

I've a video you can watch below or on my YouTube channel in HD on how the card came together.

Here is a list of the supplies used on this card. I have signed up to affiliate links on some products. If you purchase any item after clicking on an affiliate link, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps in a small way to support the running of my blog and is very much appreciated, thank you!

Jane's Doodles - Cactus

Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers

Gansai Tambi Pearl Colours

Gansai Tambi Starry Watercolours

Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 pan set

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SET OF 26 COLORS 26Cdsk

Versa Fine Onyx Black

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Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and read and I wish you all a fabulous week ahead. Happy Crafting one and all :) xx