New Challenge at Michelle Perkett Challenge blog.

It's another Tuesday ant this means that there is another fun and fabulous challenge atMichelle Perkett Challenge Blog!
This week the Theme is:Say it with Die Cuts!

I used the image Bloom Grow and Live from Michelle Perkett

The papers are Three bugs in a Rug - Chloe

The shape of the card is made with a In Shape Die Cut from Crealies

The flowers and the leaves are made with die cuts from Crealies as well. 

With Love

New Challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio

It's another Tuesday... 
And after a long visit in the hospital for myself yesterday, I have to be back today for an MRI. I still hope that my knee is allright and I don't need a surgery.. so keeping my fingers crossed today!
And despite of that and after a busy and fantastic weekend it's time again for a new challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio!
This week the theme is ANYTHING GOES!

This is Guinevere and I colored her with copic markers.

DP is from Prima Marketing.

Well I hope to see you at our fun challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a lovely commentWith Love

New Challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio

Did we have a lot of spring things and flowers last week at the challenge cards... this week it's time for a completly different angle.

Since we have a team of Mermaids from all over the world we decided to celebrate Mother's day in England as well at our Blog. So this weeks challenge is all about 

Suprise your Mom!

This image is called Thanks Mum and is a new stamp from Michelle.

I colored them with Copic Markers

The stunning papers really took my breath the first time I saw them, they're from Maja Design, Crea Diem and is so beautiful that I kept the layout of the card simple.

Text is from TLC

Flower is airbrushed with copic markers and then with Glimmer mist

Lace is from Stash.

This card is also into the following challenges:

Corrosive challenge: Pastel colors

Stamp Something: April Digi Day

Digi's With Attitude: Anything goes

Catch The Bug Challenge: Anything goes

Crafty Sentiment: Mother's Day

Creative Inspirations: Mother's Day

Delicious Doodles: For Mum

I did it creations: Anything goes

Kaboodle Doodles: Lets get Girly

Paper Play: for mum

Scrapbook Sisters: for mum

We mermaids did our best to give you some great inspiration.. so please hop over to the Challenge blog to join the fun and leave a comment for us all.

With love

xxx

Spring has Sprung: Flowers

Oh the weather here is absolutly stunning. Warm sunny days and it's a joy to be outside!

All the leaves are starting to grow on the trees and they all get that glims of green over them!

And the flowers.. they really pop out everywhere... 

And for me that is an extra joy! I live in the village with the largest flower garden of Europe! From all over the world people come to visit my little town to see those spring flowers bloom! And the fields around my village are filled with narcissus and tulips and hyacinths... really a festivity of smells and colors!

So this weeks theme at the Michelle Perkett Challenge Blog is straight to my heart!

FLOWERS!

This card is in the shape of a Tulip. You can find this fantastic cutting file/template 

at Cards Etc. Shop HERE

Jolanda made this stunning shaped card and it's a fun template/cutting file to work with!

The image in this card is Amore Fairy from Michelle Perkett and you can find her 

in the STORE of Michelle!

I colored her with Copic markers and used stickles in her wings.

Hope you all come over and join this fun challenges and win one of Michelle's images!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a lovely comment!

xxx

Name the Mermaid Contest!

At the Blog of Michelle Perkett there is a little contest...

Name the Mermaid

If your name is to be choosen you can win this fantastic image for free!

So you hurry and join us!

Hugs

xxx

Color Challenge at Michelle Perkett

Can you believe that it's almost April??? 
Time flies when you have fun is what they say... well I have to admit... they're so absolutly right...

And this week there is another Fun challenge at the blog of Michelle Perkett

This week the theme is Color Challenge...

We dare you to use the colors Blue and Brown.

I know I cheated a bit... my leaves are green..... (but brown leaves in spring time? Come on....)

Image is the brand new Grace

Papers are from Little Yellow Bicycle - Twig 

Flowers from stash

leaf pins are Little Yellow Bicylcle - Twig

Text is a die cut from Little Yellow Bicycle - Twig

Lace I bought at Doe@Ding

Brads are American craft elements 

Colored Grace with Copic Marker:

E0000,000,00,95,57,25,31,50, B21,24,26,G21, YG63, B0000,000,00

Edges of image are colored with Distress ink Tea Dye and Vintage Photo

This card is also into the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers: #146

Digi Doodle Shops Best: anything goes

Papercutz: Your choice

The Crafty Pad: Use a digi

The Shabby Tea Room: Bingo challenge (my line is brads, flowers, ribbon)

Hope that you join us in this great challenge! Have fun!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a lovely comment!

xxx

Challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio

Yesterday a brand new challenge started at the blog of

Michelle Perkett

And this week the challenge theme is

Go Green for St. Patrick's day!

Let me introduce you Fiona! She is Michelle´s True Irish girl!

I colored her with green and orange copic markers. Did you see that she even has 

freckles... like a true Irish girl!

You gotta go to the blog of Michelle to see how inspirational my teamladies have been

with this theme!

Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a lovely comment!

xxx

Ribbon and Lace challenge at Michelle Perkett

This week is the first challenge with our fabulous new design team members!

They were put to the test to make a card on such a short notice.. but they sure did a fabulous job. Please give them a cheer at the 

Michelle Perkett Challenge Blog!!

This weeks theme is all about Ribbon and Lace!

My ribbon is woven in the lace!

The image is Eva the Glam and you can find her HERE

The papers are From the Big Tim Holtz pad

Sketch by Friday Sketchers

Rose is made from Tim Holtz die Tattered Florals..

Tutorial will follow tomorrow here on the blog.

The flowers in Eva's tail are embossed with Bridal embossing powders and the middle is a little pearl pen.

Her fins and shawl are "painted" with Distress stickles Picked Fence.

Colored her with Copic Markers:

E000,00,21,95,R91,93,95, R29,25,31,50

Well hope you like to join us and see you at the challenge!

this card is also into the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers: #144

Creative Cowgirl Challenge: tropica;, beach Hawaii

Aly's Sunday Challenge: anything goes

Challenge up your Life: Fairytale

Dream Valley Challenge: New beginnings

Gingerloft: Use those flowers

Incy Wincy: Pastel Colours

Thanks for looking and leaving a lovely comment

xxx

Challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio

Here we go... a second term of DT at Michelle Perkett.

This week it's the first time that Shelley is hosting a challenge at

Michelle Perkett Challenge Blog

Jan (our former blog Coordinator with me) has left the team and Shelley took over her spot.

So please give Shelley a lovely comment on the hard work she did on this first time! It's a fantastic post and challnge that she has prepared for you all!

This week Michelle will announce who the new team mates will be! But till then we will work as one team to show you some inspiration for the challenge.

The theme this week is Buttons and Bows

Her is my card for this week.

The Digi is called Vanessa ( and Michelle added my name in it for me) 

Now is that a cute present or what?

I colored her with Copic Markers

Design Papers are the new line from Magnolia

Ribbon and bows are from stash

and buttons are from my Mom's Stash.

Hope you like the card and make sure you hop by the blog to leave my creative companions a lovely comment!

This card is also into the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers #143: Sketch

Incy Wincy: Spring is in the air
One Stop Craft Challenge: Spring flowers
Paper Cutz: Spring
PaperPlay: Let's get sentimental
The Pink Elephant: buttons, lace and ribbon

Hugs

xxx

Saturday again

Saturday again!

The week has raced by. It was a bumpy ride this week... but at the end I can say that all turned out very well.

Last wednesday my DS turned 17 years young. (And yes for a slight moment I felt old)

And I think that I told before that he is doing an education to become a baker and pastry maker.

He is doing an internship at a famous baker/pastry maker is the big city near to our town.

And on his birthday they gave him the chance to make his very own birthday cake all by himself. So he went to work and did it!!!

And that cake was so beautiful!! He got compliments from the masterchief and they all told him that he is very talented and that he has a great future ahead of him in this line of work.

And when he came how with this cake... Girls... he was glowing from pride and happiness...

Although it has been a bumpy ride for the both of us... I was so proud and happy to see

that he found his happiness in this again.

And the bad thing is... I totally forgot to make a photo of the cake...

(I know shame on me!!!!)

But it tasted sooooo goood!!!! 

And today there is another PARTY coming at the

PAPER CRAFT PLANET GROUP

from Michelle Perkett this afternoon at 1PM Pacific Time the party will start there... and Michelle designed two brand new images for the winners over there.

I hope that you all will join us, bring lot's of fun and cheers with you!

So decided to groom Sprout the Birthday princess for this afternoon

And I know that Camille is all dressed up and ready for this afternoon

So make sure that you are ready and all dressed up to join us in the games and play with us!

Thanks for looking and leaving a lovely comment.

xxx

Marion 

Challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio

New challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio!

Today there will be a new challenge at the Michelle Perkett Studio Blog

This week the theme is 

Hip not to be square!

This double card is a Dress and I used the image Put on your party dress from Michelle Perkett. You can find this lovely image HERE

The image is colored with Copic Markers

Prima Marketing paper that is punched with MS Punch Dollie Lace

Brown dotted ribbon

little pink pearls around the neck of the dress

This card is also into the following challenges:

Stamptacular: Layer it on

Lots to do: Vintage

Incywincy Designs: Sparkly (not so visible due to flash)

Thanks for looking and leaving me a lovely comment.

xxx

Marion

Spotlight Saturday!

It's world Card Making day!

Did you know that this is a very very special weekend????

Why???

For many reasons... First of all there is this fabulous Blog Hop at CDAC going on this weekend!

And Michelle made a brand new image as one of the prices to win!!!

But also tomorrow it will be:

WORLD CARDMAKING DAY!!!

And to celebrate that Michelle is having a large discount in her Etsy Store!!!

She is giving you a 35% discount on her images!!!!

And on top of that she has some great new images in her store as well!!!

Like Candy the sweet Halloween Witch!

And This fabulous image that is called Willow!

Now here are some cards made with these lovely images:

Willow is into the following challenges:


Little Red Wagon: Make your own embellisment
Flutter by Wednesday: Sparkle and shimmer

Candy 

So there is a lot for you girls to do around at different places....

First of all at Michelle Perkett Studio the Challenge Girly with bling HERE

Second our Blog Hop at CDAC HERE

and third the Discount at the store of Michelle Perkett for World Cardmaking Day HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a lovely comment.

xxx

Marion

New Challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio

New challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio

Today we start a new challenge at Michelle Perkett Challenge Blog

We challenge you to make a girlie card/project with bling!

Remember to use a Michelle Perkett Studio image on your creation.  If you don’t have any there are wonderful images inMichelle’s Etsy store and you never know what you might find at the Crafters Digital Art Center  group! 

This beautiful image is called Ariana and you can find her HERE in the store!

She is colored with copics and I colored her hair in blonde colors with the same technique as the Red Hair technique from last saturday post.

I Hope you will join us over there in this great challenge!

This card is also into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion Challenge 25 - Clean and Simple

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge 61 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge 71 - Plain and Simple

Charisma Cardz Challenge 38 - Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 41 - Quote me Happy
Pile It On - Cute & Charming

Tuesday Throwdown - Punches

Thanks for looking and leaving a lovely comment.

Marion

How to color Red Hair

How to color Red Hair:

I will try to show how I color red hair in an image.

Unfortunally I don’t have a video camera to film it so I did it step by step with photo’s. I hope that all is clear.

For this I use the imge from Michelle Perkett that is called Princess Oceana.

You all now her cause it’s the Logo of Michelle Perkett Studio.

 I use Copic Markers E08-E99-E97-E95

In this image I didn’t work to much with lightfall to keep it more simple!

If you are more experienced you can add this to this technique as well!

Of course there are many more varieties to color red hair.

Just print out a view images and practice and try out colors you like!

I start with the darkest color in this case E08. I look were the dark places in the hair are and color them. It’s mostly the parts were hair is coming from under other hair or when it comes from behind the shells and pearls in this case.

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The next step is with copic color E99. I go over the E08 and make it a little larger.. this way the colors will blend a little. Don’t mind if the blending isn’t getting right yet.

We work on that later.

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The next step is with the color E97… and we do the same as the step before this. We go over the E99 and a little further in the white areas. Again the blending is not good but we work on that later with our last color.

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Now we take E95 and fill in the white spots that are left in the drawing.

When you do this you can go over all the colors. This way you take some color from the darker markers and spread it and blend all colors together.

Now the first layer of you image is colored with the first layer.

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Then I will start again with the darkest color E08 and do all the steps over on some places in the hair to add more depth to the image. You can do this several times till you have the depth and color that you like.

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I hope you all like this technique and I’m asking you to give it a try with al kind of colors for hair. It’s so much fun to do this. And if you don't get the result the first time... then do it again. I practiced a lot and many first try images ended up in the paper basket! So don't give up!

Please show us your results at the CDAC group.

If you still have questions about this technique please feel free to email me privately at cardsbymarione@yahoo.com

Thanks for looking and leaving a lovely comment

Hugs Marion