LOTV 'Holy Light'

Good morning my lovelies,

 

I hope you are all well and managed to have some crafty time over the weekend. Some good news, George is returning from Afghanistan on Friday/Saturday and I am so excited!!

 

Anyway, I thought I would pop in to share another Christmas card I have made, but for a change I used an LOTV stamp called ‘Holy Light’ she is just so gorgeous and an absolute joy to colour, although I must say I spent hours colouring her. I used Copics to colour her using my favourite red colour combo (at the moment) and a few highlights using Prisma pencils. Her wings have had some Stickles added to them to give a bit of sparkle. Some Frantage has been added to give the effect of snow falling. The roses are from WOC and I have sprinkled some Diamond Dust over them to give an icy feel and the delicious Gypsophalia is from the Ribbon Girl.  The Sprawling fern is a Magnolia Doohickey Die. The Fir cones I picked up whilst walking in the woods and the ribbon and lace is from my crafty stash.

 

 Copics I used:

Skin: E31, 21, 00, 000

Hair: E44, 42, 41, 40

Robe: R59, 46, 29, 22, C5

Wings: E43, 42, 41, 40

Holly Garland: YG99, 97, 95, 93, 91, R59

Candle Stick: E53, 51, 50

Flame & Glow: Y17, Y02, 00, 000

 

I would like to say a big warm crafty welcome to my followers and thank you to everyone for leaving me such lovely comments.

 

Take care,

 

Hugs

Gina x

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New Challange LHOSM - Dots or Stripes

Hello my lovelies,

 

 I hope you are enjoying your weekend. It is raining here today so there is only one thing to do and that is have a lovely crafty day!

 

We have a new challenge at LHOSM, and this week it is Dots or Stripes. Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful Live & Love Crafts.

 

I opted to make another Christmas card (I can’t help it, I am so enjoying making them) and stamped up Jingle Jangle Tilda and Christmas tree stamps . The gorgeous  papers are by Maja from the 'It’s Christmas Time' collection. As always I coloured using my trusty Copics and added a few highlights with Prisma Pencils. I really love this red combo, but it does have a tendency to bleed if you’re not careful. The leaves and clock (tucked behind the image) are Cheery Lynn dies and the flowers have been sprinkled with Diamond Dust to give a frosty feel.

 

Copics I used:

Skin: E31, 21. 00, 000, R20

Hair: E44, 42, 40

Jacket, Hat and Shoes: R59, 46, 29, 22

Top: YG99, 97, 95

Trousers: W7, 5, 3, 2, 1, 0

Christmas Tree: YG99, 97, 95, 93, 91

 

Pencils: Black, Dark Umber

 

My teamies have made some wonderful designs, it would be fab if you had a moment to pop over and have a peek and even better if you join in with our challenge.

 

Thank you for popping in, enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

 

Big Hugs,

Gina x

 

 

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Magnolia Pixie Tilda

Hello my lovelies,

 I hope you are well and had a lovely weekend, we had some glorious weather here in the South.

 

It has been a little while since my last posting, too long for my liking, but things are just so busy at the moment that I am playing catch up.

Anyway here’s a little Christmas card I have made using Pixie Tilda and Old Swedish Church background stamps (sorry I must be boring you with this one now). I hope the new Magnolia Christmas collection has some great background stamps. I bought a couple of new Blue Copics at Ally Pally which I have mixed in with some Greys and I think they are a fab shade for a wintery sky. I am also really into using Frantage to give the effect of snow falling at the moment. The Christmas tree is a Tim Holtz die and as I can’t help myself I have added some Diamond Dust (Twinklets) to the flowers and Magnolia Doohickeys Sprawling Ferns. I have also sprinkled lashings of Glamour Dust to the trees and ground. The swirl is a Magnolia Doohickeys die (my favourite). The snowflake is a Marianne Die.

 

 Copics I used:

Tilda

Skin: E31, 21, 00, 000, R20

Clothes: B99, 97, 95, 93, 91, W5, 3, 2, 1

Church W5, 3, 2, 1

Background B45, 41, C5, 3, 1, 0

 

Well that’s it from me today, thank you for popping in.

 

Take care.

 

Hugs

Gina x

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New challenge Marvelous Magnolia 'Christmas'

Hello my lovelies,

 

It’s time for a new challenge at Marvelous Magnolia and it’s a wonderful theme this week ‘Christmas’, my favourite type of card to make.

 

We have two fabulous sponsors this week  The Rubber Buggy and Live and Love Crafts

 

I have coloured up ‘Tilda with Little Rudolph’ and my favourite Christmas background stamp ‘Old Swedish Church’ using Copics and Prisma Pencils and added some Frantage to give a snowy look and lots of gorgeous Glamour Dust. The snowflakes are a Joy die. Some Diamond Dust (Twinklets) has been sprinkled over the roses to give a real frosty effect. I know you can’t see the papers very well, but they are the new Christmas papers from Pion and they are lush.

 

Copics I used:

Skin: E21, 00, 000, R20

Hair: E57, 43, 42, 41, 40

Dress & Hat: B99, 97, 95, 93, 91, W5, 3, 2, 1

Socks: B95, 93, 91, 90

Rudolph: E43, 42, 41, 40, R31

Church: W5, 3, 2, 1

Pencils: Black, Dark Umber, Burnt Ochre

I hope you can all join us in this wonderful challenge and if you get a moment take a peek at my gorgeous teamies creations.

 

Thank you for popping in!

 

Take care,

Hugs

Gina x





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Magnolia 'Tilda with Tag Gift'

Good morning my lovelies,

 

 I have scheduled this post as I will be hard at work when this goes out boo hoo!! I can't believe that today is the 1st October!!

 

I just thought I would share a Christmas card I made at the weekend using the lovely Tilda with Tag Gifts, she is quite adorable. I have coloured her with Copics and added a few highlights with Prismal pencils. The papers are by Maja. The flowers have had Twinklets (Diamond Dust) sprinkled over them and I’ve added a couple of frosted berries, and some moss which I have gone a bit mad with!! Back in the summer I bought a Papermania Brad making kit and this is the first time I have got around to using it, which is sitting just below the flowers.  I have added some Glamour Dust to her dress to give it some sparkle. The swirl is a Magnolia Doohickey die and the ribbon and lace is from my stash.

Copics I used:

Skin: E21, 00, 000, R20

Hair: E57, 43, 53, 50

Dress & Shoes: R59, 46, 29, 22, C5

Presents: YG99, 97, 95, 93, 91 & E43, 42, 41, 40

 

Pencils: Dark Umber, Burnt Ochre, Black

Thank you for popping in and for all the lovely comments you leave me, they mean a lot especially when you are going through a low period and doubt your ability.

 

Take care,

 

Hugs

Gina x

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