Totally Gorjuss Challenge 213 - Anythings Goes - Santa

Hellooooo everybody, only 2½ weeks to Crimbo....yey!! So to get you in the mood the challenge this week  at Totally Gorjuss is ANYTHING GOES - SANTA.  So to give you a little inspiration here's my card or should I say tag. Isn't he a handsome chap!

I love making tags, they look good and they're so simple to make as well as being really useful.  So here's what I did - after printing a computerised sentiment out I die cut it into a circle and added red pan pastel to it. The circle was added to a  red scalloped circle along with die cut holly leaves.  My digi Santa was printed off 4 times onto Velvet card and coloured in using my copics.  I then cut out certain sections and layered them up and finally adding him to the circle.  To finish I added glitter and a ribbon.

Here's what I used.
Digi Stamp: Sassy Cheryl 'Better Not Pout Santa'
Paper/Card: Red and White Card, Velvet CS (super smooth card for alcohol pens)
Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, R30, R20 / Hat & Berries - R20, R22, R30, R27, R29, R59 / Holly - G21, G94, G99
Dies: Spellbinder - Small 'Circle' and 'Scallop Circle', Memory Box 'Holly'
Other: Glitter, Ribbon, Permanent Ref Pan Pastel

So why not come along and visit our blog at Totally Gorjuss and check out what my team buddies have made to inspire you. While you're there don't forget to enter your card/project into our weekly challenge - remember it's ANYTHING GOES - SANTA. There's a prize up for grabs and this week's sponsors is J & C Creations.

**Sorry about the photo my tag looks a little wonky - I think santa's been on the sherry already!

As always I'm looking forward to seeing what you make.

Janine x

Mo's Digital Pencil Guest Designer Entry

I thought I would be daring and enter this little cutie into Mo Manning's Guest Designer call out. I entered it in the 'Good-bye Summer' challenge. It's for a 3 month term. I know I don't stand a cat in hell's chance as the standard of Mo's DT is out of this world, but I thought what the hell what have I got to lose!  Mo is one of my most fav illustrators, her drawings are down right gorgeous.  I've been using Mo's digital images for years, long before digital stamps became fashionable and long before they were turned into rubber stamps. Honestly, I'm not sucking up lol!  I just love, love her images - she has such a fantastic eye; and although I love all her stamps I think the way she captures little ones is so exact that they're just magical, and don't fail to make you giggle.

So here's my offering, I hope you like it. I've had this little 'Summer Baby' stamp for years, I got it when Mo did it as a freebie (I know I keep saying 'it', that's because it can be either a girl or a boy). I loved it but never had a reason to use it....till now. I used this little chap because my thought was that he's grabbing the last of the summer sun before autumn kicks, and having a little paddle. Well that's my way of thinking anyway. :)

He's been printed 3 times, different areas were coloured in, then cut out and layered up.  Note: You can still buy him from Mo's store here.

Here's what I used -

Paper: Papermania 'Blue' A5 Pad

Die: Memory Box 'Big Splash Border'

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20 / Inflatable Ring - B0000, B000, B00, B02, B05 / Pool - BG10, BG13, YG11, YG17, YG23, YG41 / Fish & Ball - Y06, Y17, BG10, BG13 / Hair - YR0000, YR000, E13, E15 / Water - B0000, B000, B02, B05 / Shorts - YG23, Y06

Pan Pastels: Phathol Green, Turqiouse

Other: Button, Bakers Twine, Hole Punch, Serif's CraftArtist 2 (used for the background and text)

Hope you like it - and wish me luck.

Janine x

More Belated Christmas cards...sorry!

Here's a few more cards that I didn't get chance to upload at Christmas time.

Ingredients For Above

Image: Bella with Wand by Wild Rose Studio - Pens/Pencils: Copics (see my new blog for list)

CS & Paper: Special Delivery by Helz Cuppleditch & white scallop edge card, Blue base card - Organza Ribbon - Bell - Glitter - Die: Memory Box Frostyville Border, XCut Large dies, Grand Calibur - Distressed Ink: Tumbled Glass

Ingredients For Above

Image: Ho Ho Whoa by Mo Manning - Pens/Pencils: Prisma Pencils (see my new blog for list)

CS & Paper: Docrafts Back to Basic Christmas, Kraft card, Red Mirra card -  Die: Memory Box Ornament Border - Distressed Ink: Lipstick - Sentiment Circle (created it myself)

Hope you like them, thanks for visiting.

Why not leave me a comment - I'd love to hear from you.

Janine X