Vampire Luka

Hi there, I hope your weekend is going well, nearly over here, I didn't win the lotto last night so I guess I have to go back to work tomorrow!  Oh to be able to retire early and .....(dream on)

I have had some time to craft for fun to day!  That doesn't happen often for me lately, but I've finished all the wedding invitations and made a Guest Book.  The Bouquets are nearly finished just the ribbon to go now.  Buttonholes are done and I'm just waiting on some info from the Hairdresser as to how she wants the flowers mounted for the hairstyle.  Months away yet, but at least those jobs are out of the way.

On to my little card I was inspired by the sketch at Crazy 4 Challenges and then found a number of other challenges that were perfect for this little fella.

Isn't he so cute?  I had these teardrop bling and thought that I'd colour one up for his cravat decoration as the image was oval not round, I chose red then while I was putting it there realised it looked like a drop of blood!  LOL  He's a bit too cute for lots of blood and gore.

Copics used 
Skin:  E50, E51, E53 & E93
Hair:  E30, E50, E53, E55 & E57
Clothes and shoes: V22, V25 & V28  R14, R17, R27 & R46.  C1, C3, C5, C7 & C9


I'm entering Vampire Luka into the following challenges.

Crazy 4 Challenges - sketch
Fussy and Fancy Challenge -  Anything Goes
ATCs and Cards with Attitude -  Halloween/Anything Goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - #202 Halloween
My Time to Craft - # 194 Halloween

Thanks for stopping by to take a closer look at my little Vampire Luka, I have Candy to celebrate 200 followers.  Please feel free to enter my candy here.

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz

Hearts and Flowers Shaker card

This is my first attempt at a shaker card. Not sure I like them actually, the hearts won't go where I want them to! LOL

When I looked at the list of challenges that I covered off here I was pretty stunned 9 of them. woah! But then this close to Valentines it was bound to be easy.



4 Crafty Chicks ~ Valentines

Colour Create ~ #64 Chocolate, Strawberries and Cream Colour Challenge

Crafty Creations ~ #105 Three Little Words

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ #73 Valentines Card

Cute Card Thursday ~ #151 Hearts and Flowers

Easy Craft Projects ~ #31 Love

Just Add Ink ~ #55 Just Add Love

Some Odd Girl ~ Hearts, Hearts, Hearts

Stampin' Royalty ~ #58 Hearts, Hearts, Hearts

Shabby Chic

Thank you to Stampin 411 for selecting this entry among the winners in Stampers Showcase #188 PLUS

This card also won at 4 Crafty Chicks in challenge #22

I did up this crumb cake embossed piece a few weeks ago and lost what I was going to do with it, so it's been sitting on my desk amongst the pile of UFOs (unfinished objects) and in looking at the challenges this week, I found the inspiration to use it.


I did have a little bit of a Oh No moment when trying to fit the green into the design as part of the colour challenge from 4 Crafty Chicks....lol I have just a tiny teenie bit peeking out from under the sentiment. whew! What I like most about this card is the Shabby Chic look.

This card seems to qualify for a number of challenges so here is the list...

4 Crafty Chicks ~ Colour Challenge

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Shabby Chic

Paper Pal Arts ~ Bows

Pile It On ~ Love is in the Air

Some Odd Girl ~ Scallops Galore

Stampin 411 ~ Sketch

Fabulous Flowers

I forgot how much I liked this Fabulous Flowers stamp set until I went looking for a set to use for the Easy Craft Projects challenge to use only your old stash. I thought a retired stamp set would fit that bill beautifully.

This card also uses the sketch from Card Pattern Sketch #97 and a colour challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges.

I'd seen a turorial in a recent newsletter from Splitcoaststampers and thought I'd try that technique as well. So I've stamped the fabulous flower on Early Expresso three times in White Craft ink, then, because I'm just a tad impatient, I heat set the ink so I could get in there with the chalks and add come colour.

I also dragged out a not often used wheel that gives a marbled effect and ran that over the Pink Pirouette DSP to create this interesting back ground paper, I've also sponged the edges with Melon Mambo and Early Expresso then matted it on Sahara Sand

I've cut out the flower in three layers to give it some more dimension and taken some of the SU pearls and dabbed a hot pink copic over them to change the colour, which really makes them pop.

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!

Blue seems to be the order of the day!

For the next challenge, guess what?  it's blue too although I have combined a colour challenge in there too,

This card goes into several challenges...

Friday Mashup - Sketch and add optional bling  (since when is bling optional?)

SU Only Challenges - Bling

Stampin' Royalty - Birthday theme

Crazy 4 Challenges - Celebrate theme

Curtain Call - Act 63 Colour Challenge

I have to say the colour challenge really threw me, but I think I managed to add the Cajun Craze and Chocolate Chip without overpowering the Blue.  The Always Artichoke altered topnote and the Whisper White butterflies are sprayed with Champagne Shimmer Mist (an alltime favourite of mine as are the butterflies) plus it provides a bit of subtle bling.

Another challenge

I've managed to get two challenges out tonight so hence the second post.  Looks like it's a red black and white night!

This is my very first time playing on the Crazy 4 Challenges site.  C4C67 sketch I've left exactly as is and here is my entry

The red and black has been spritzed with Champagne Shimmer Paint which sort of shows up on the photo.  I used markers to ink up the salutation and then painted the bauble in champagne shimmer paint.  I've added yet more bling with some rhinestones.