Well what a relief to be here today - my pc is still having mega-sulks and until I can fix my grafix driver issue I am plagued by BSD's and usually just when I am in the middle of something important..... bah and tut!! :(
Anyway, enough of my PC woes and moans, my card today is for our new challenge over at C.R.A.F.T Challenge where this week we have a recipe to follow:
2 or more Designer Papers
Add a Tag
Use Glitter
We are sponsored this week by Die Cut Dreams, Sassy Studio Designs and Trimgym's Digistamps so plenty of reasons to join in :)
Right, now onto my card....... this was my first ever attempt at using my new Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pens, and I found it a very different colouring process to using PM's. If anyone knows any good tutorials (either step by step or YT) then I would really appreciate it, as this appears to have been beginners luck, and I have really struggled today on a different project to get even a half decent result. :( I invested in some proper watercolour card, so I know its not that, but I do think its a different method of colouring altogether and feel I have quite a lot to learn :)
I coloured this gorgeous Festive Fairy LOTV image (I LOVE this stamp) and used MME papers. I stamped extra foliage in black at the top corners of the papers and inked the edges. The poinsetta flowers were also made with MME paper and the border is spellbinders.
I am entering this card in the below competitions:
Crafts & Me - Fabulous Flowers
Sketch Saturday - Fabby sketch - thank you :)
Crafty Catz - Girly Time
Crafty Calendar - Things with Wings
Sweet Stampin Pixies - Fave Faery
Creative Card Crew - Dimension
Moving Along with the Times - Celebrate anything but Birthday
Thanks so much for visiting my blog today, and I will be popping round to visit later :)
ooooooooooooooooo GORGEOUS ALISON.
ReplyDeletegreetings karin
Wow, Wow, Wow this is absolutely gorgeous. Love every little detail on this one. A beauty.
ReplyDeleteLiz xx
Beautiful creation sweetie, looks fabulous ♥ Pops x
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful,love the image and great colours.xxx
ReplyDeleteoh wow this is stunning what a really gorgeous and beautiful, Christmas card,hugs Cherylxxxx
ReplyDeleteSo stunning Alison, gorgeous colours and image, wonderful colouring,papers, everything about is is fantastic..love it.
ReplyDeleteluv CHRISSYxx
Simply gorgeous alison! i love the beautiful papwers, the glitter and the sweet image.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely gorgeous Alison!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful image and your colouring is fantastic:)
Love all those pretty details.
Hugs, Heidi:)
They seem to be very different indeed & i've not seen any tutorials apart from the ones linked to Tim's site & they're more geared to his style rather than colouring images. You might need to try different weights & types of watercolour paper. I find I prefer the smooth (Grain Fin) Cotman Cold Pressed 190gsm for it allows me to cut things out using my Cutterbee scissors. Some of the Hot Pressed have size in them so there's a bleaching effect. Very much a matter of preference (& budget).
ReplyDeleteAnyhow I love the effect you achieved here; I too will be interested to hear of tutorials etc....... meantime I've more MCC homework to do.
Bye for now.
Paula (PEP)
Stunning, love it.
ReplyDeleteJane x
Oh wow, this is just so beautiful.
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Desíre
DS4J DT Member
Doing Life
Your blog always WOWs me, another absolutley gorgeous creation!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beauty!!!! I love everything about it, it is sooooo gorgeous =)
ReplyDeleteYour card is GORGEOUS! You colored the image beautifully.
ReplyDeleteWowzer!! this is SO gorgeous Alison!! you've coloured the image beautifully - a lot of details in this little fairy!! Love the sparkle on her wings. The papers are really scrummy and I love the flowers, leaves, border, ribbon, pearls …. well just everything… it's a perfect card hun!!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about the distress ink pens - they are a whole new ball game!!! LOL
Hope you get your PC sorted out soon - nothing more annoying!!
Huge Hugs
Sue xx
Gorgeous card. so pretty, thanks for sharing it with us at CraftyCatz this week.xx
ReplyDeleteWow this is baeutiful and what a beautiful fairy im on the design team for lotv and im gonna be begging this one shes stunning and yor coloruing is amazing, love all teh othr little bits and pieces, just wonderful darlin xxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteWow, this is utterly stunning! Gorgeous and perfect in every way! Love it! Thanks for joining us at Sketch Saturday this week, hope to see you again soon! x ps have become a follower, your blog is just stunning x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! Love the image, love the colours, love the backing papers, just gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteLove Richard Armitage too!! - gorgeous!! LOL
Lorraine x
Hi Alison, this is so beautiful. Love your colouring and all the details. :)
ReplyDeleteHope your computerproblems will be fixed soon.
And thank you so much for all your lovely comments at my blog.
Hugs
Beautiful card Alison - love the image and red and black combo. Thanks for playing along with MAWTT this week. Hugs, Claire x
ReplyDeleteso stunning alison.i love your rich colours and papers and gorgeous image and design, your colouring looks fabulous with the DI pens hun.
ReplyDeletexx coops xx
So gorgeous Alison...and I love the layout and colours too hun :o)
ReplyDeletebig hugs Vicky xx
This looks absolutely perfect to me Alison! Love the colours and your colouring.
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This is a stunning card Alison and I think you have done a fab job with the colouring. If you look on Rangers website there is a video by tim using these pens. I found it useful
ReplyDeletex catherine
This is gorgeous Alison - and the colouring looks amazing. Love all the fab embellishments and beautiful papers too.
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Denise xx
stunning card...fabulous layout
ReplyDeleteamazing ..pam
Sorry about your PC issues, it's amazing how much we depend on them. I'd be lost with out mine...
ReplyDeleteYour card is simply stunning
Hugs
Debbie
Absolutely fabulous Alison, love that layout and your coloring. Hope you get your pc sorted out.
ReplyDeletehugs n' smiles
Donna
Such a gorgeous card! Just amazing, I love it even if I don't like to think about christmas at the moment ;-). Thank's for joining us at SSP challenge.
ReplyDelete;-) Alex H.
Hi hun..... forgot to say....
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at MAWTT and Good Luck in the Challenge!
Big Hugs
Sue xx
Gorgeous dps and love the border in black hugs heidi
ReplyDeleteAlison this is brilliant! I just love everything about it. Try googling for tutorials or tips for the pens because I have seen something somewhere but am not sure where. It might have been Dena's blog??? If I find it I will let you know. Judy x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card. I especially like the little tag.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend to you too Alison. Enjoy. Judy x
ReplyDeleteI love this Alison, what a lovely image too. Fab colours too.
ReplyDeletexx
WOW!!!!! Alison, stunning as always hun. Love the image and your amazing colouring. Gorgeous details too.
ReplyDeleteDonna x
Absolutely gorgeous Alison! Love your colouring and the detail.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!
Warm hugs
Maarit
Oh wow this is a really pretty card, love the image and the colours and layout used. Thanks for sharing with us this week at Moving Along With The Times.
ReplyDeleteKim xXx
Hello Alison,
ReplyDeletethis is gorgeous! The colouring is perfect and everything is wonderful. Great card. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Crafty Calendar Challenge and good luck!
Hugs
Claudia
Fantastic colouring, I don't think you need a tutorial!! I love the poinsettias, a lovely card
ReplyDeletehugs Vicky x x x
Fantastic colouring, I don't think you need a tutorial!! I love the poinsettias, a lovely card
ReplyDeletehugs Vicky x x x
Fantastic colouring, I don't think you need a tutorial!! I love the poinsettias, a lovely card
ReplyDeletehugs Vicky x x x
Beautiful card Alison - just fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in and leaving me a comment.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Toodles
Hazel xx
wow this is amazing !
ReplyDeleteThis week at Sketch Saturday we have a Blog Hop and i have some lovely goodies on My Blog
Good luck in the challenges, hugs Sarah-Louise
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Crafty Purple Frog , Craft Us Crazy ,Bearly Mine Designs and DT Coordinator Kenny K
Wow! This is absolutely stunning, I love this gorgeous image and your colouring is just so superb, really amazing
ReplyDeleteLindsay xx
Alison, I think your coloring is gorgeous. The image struck me right away at how beautiful it is. Very lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Creative Card Crew.
Mari
Really beautiful xmas card! I love the colors. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stamping Pixies!
ReplyDeleteJay Jay
Wow this is magical! Your coloring is amazing and I so love her wings! Thank you for playing with us at Moving Along With The Times :)
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS papers and adorable image. Terrific attention to details.
ReplyDeleteooh this is so pretty , i love that image
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at MAWTT this week
Lisa x
WOW, Alison., this is simply gorgeous. I love everything about it. Adorable image and beautifully coloured--looks. It doesn't look like you had any trouble with it being the first time with the distress ink markers. Love your beautiful DP's and the layout.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming over to play with us at the Sweet Stamping Pixies.
Hugs,
Norma
Stunning card Alison, perfect colouring. hugs Teresa xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card! I love the coloring, the scarf is just amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove Mickaela
Just cathing up Alison, so glad I didn't miss this one. It's absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx
Gorgeous Christmas coloring and card creating! So glad you linked up to the Sweet Stamping Pixies Challenge! Thanks for playing!
ReplyDeleteThe card is gorgeous! Love you´re coloring.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing with us at SSPC!