Cosie's Creative Corner

The Secret of Staying Young This cute image called Nadia is by  M Medel Illustrations  and I had to look up eyes as I have never coloured them this big. Not as hard as I thought and like the way they turned out. I think the hardest part was deciding what colour to make them. Kept it simple to show her off and choose a saying I love by Lucille Ball. I have a folder full of fun and quirky sayings and sentiments that I go to often if I have trouble matching one for my cards. The image was coloured with copics, added to a piece of leftover PP then to some black card that was adhered to a yellow card base. Just had to add a few sparkles to match her dress as a every girl needs some bling. Copics: Hair: YR000,00,14,18. Skin: E50,51,53,R21. Eyebrows: E15,19. Eyes: YG11,63,W7,9 and White Gel Pen. Lips: E07 Dress: Y06,08, and black acrylic paint pen for the dots. Shadow: C000,1,3,5.

Thanks. The greeting this fortnight for the Monday challenge is thanks and I had the perfect image from Eureka Stamps for it as it came with this cute sentiment. Have had it for some time and it has been well used. Both my daughters have cats and it fits many different cards. Was a quick card to make. I printed the image and greeting unto a square card base, coloured the cat with copics then stamped the  thanks from a set from Create a Smile. This was then adhered to a piece of green card then to the card base. Copics:  Cat: YR14,18,21,24,W9. Box: BV0000,01,11,17. Ribbon: YG17,23,25. Paper: W0,1,3. Shadow: G0000,000. Ground: E40,42,44,74.

Best Wishes This card has to be right out of my comfort zone but I love it. The colours are not ones I would  normally choose but it was fun to try different combos and this group really worked. Just can't get enough of my Distress Oxides and the way they blend. I seem to be using them on most cards in one way or another. The dies used here are a Sizzix set by Tim Holtz called Funky Floral that I I have never used but will be in the future. I just matched the background colours to scraps of card stock and die cut lots of flowers and leaves. Added two strips of patterned paper to the background and then arranged the flowers and leaves till I was happy, glued them down then stamped a small sentiment. Will have to drag my dies out more often. 

You're Fin-tastic A friend of my daughters does a lot of voluntary work for her kids school and I have been donating cards for them to sell at their cake stalls etc. They have one coming up for Fathers day this September and so have started making some cards for it. Bought this set by J ulie Ebersole for Ellen Hutson ages ago and finally inked it up. Used Distress Oxides for the sky, water (old wave stencil used) and the whale.  The sentiment and small fish are from the same set and the letters for the dad from a really old cuttlebug alphabet set. Added a piece of twine and a nice easy Fathers Day card done. I am entering this in the sketch Challenge on Crazy4challenges This card sat on my desk for a few days and the more I looked at it the less I was happy with it. It just didn't seem finished so I added some more bits and pieces and I think I like this version better. The colour is slightly different but that was just the light when I took this picture. The Nuvo ...

Poppies After seeing Nicolie Tuan's card for the DRD June challenge decided to use up one of the distress oxide backgrounds I made the other day and enter a card. Just love these inks and Rachel's stamps are my all time favourites. Picked the Poppies set  and water coloured the stamped images. Masked the large stamp to create my flower arrangement and after painting added a very light wash of grey around the flowers to make them pop. The sentiment is from the same set and used a yellow embossing powder on back card stock and like the way it matches the background. Can't remember the oxides I used but added some splatters and love the finished card.

Dolphins Have had trouble getting back into the swing of things since my break in Bali and not a lot of blog posts plus just can't seem to get motivated. Did get the email about the latest challenge from Crazy4Challenges and have been wanting to try these images out so this is what I made. Not alot of sand but it fits the criteria and love the way it turned out. The images are from Make it Crafty and as yet don't know what sentiment I want to add.. Used copics to colour the scene but I did not keep a record which is unusual but sand and coral can be what ever you want..

If Nothing Ever Changed. I think this must be a record for me to get my card up so early. As soon as I saw the topic I knew what image I wanted to use and it was an easy card to make and so quick. I printed two images from a background of butterflies from Eureka Stamps . I coloured the large three butterflies on one sheet with copics then fussy cut them out and these were mounted unto the second background image. All that was left was to add the sentiment from Darkroom Door , white embossed on black card, and then add it to a card base. Could not find the colour card I wanted so used one of the copic colours from one of the butterflies down the side.  Copics: Light Butterfly: BG0000,02,03,09,23,E27. Medium Butterfly: B000,01,12,E27. Dark Butterfly: B14,16,18,E27.