Cosie's Creative Corner

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.

Christmas Wishes I think I must have a thing for cats lately. Cleaning up after finishing a card yesterday and found this image from a digi freebie I had printed off for a Christmas card I had not got around to colouring. Well thought it would be great for the Outlawz Friday challenge and the start of next years Christmas  cards. Kept it really simple with some copic colouring, a sentiment from a new Darkroom Door set  ( love the large greetings) then adhered it to a ready made card base.  Copics:  Cat: N1,3,5,7,G21. Box: R24,29,89. Holly YG63,67. Bow R19,38,YR15,16,98. Shadow: G0000. Ground: W000.1.3. 

Celebrate My daughter has moved back home to Canberra so I am surprised I have my card finished early. It's been a busy month but so nice to have her close again. This month the image is this an a adorable cat image from Anne Fenton.  Anne's Digital Art.  It was a joy to colour and I had to make it a birthday card for my cat loving friend. Coloured it with my copics then cut it out with a plain spellbinder circle die. Thought it needed more so cut a scalloped die for some contrast, also from spellbinders.  Used a PP from Kaiser pad Something Blue to the black card base then adhered the cat.The celebrate and words are from Avery Elle and are matching dies and stamps called sentimental . I used the celebrate die, white embossed the words then placed them around the image.   Copics: Cat: N1,3,5,7,G21. Pot: E04,08,09. Flowers: R21,43,RV25,YR07. Leaves Pale: YG00,09,G24. Leaves Dark: G05,29. Ground: E31,33,35, Copic Multiliner Sepia 0.3 Backg...

Opposites Attract This challenge had me using my thinking cap as I wanted to make a card that was suitable for a few options. I don't make valentine day cards as we try to send that message through out the year. I guess it works for us as we have been married 48 years and he still surprises me with his little poems and gifts. The card will be a great one for our youngest daughter who is a cat lover. The images are from Angies Stamps called Kitty in Flowers   and Mouse eating Cheese  that I played with in photoshop to create this scene. The sentiment was computer generated and the hearts from a set by Gerda Steiner Designs that I think is no longer available. I used copics to colour it up and love the result. It is definately a one layer card. My daughter set up the blog and when I insert the photo it looks fine but when I publish it, it adds a white border. Have no idea how to fix it as I am not the greatest with computers. Copics:  Cat: E01,11,13,15,19,...

The Future Looks Rosy My first time entering this challenge and this was a great one to start with. I had fun playing with the sketch and it's one I will use again. The image used was an old freebie from Penny Black that has to be a least 3 yrs old and found when my DH helped reorganise my craft room. We had to move it all out to lay the new carpet and I decided I needed new shelves. It's amazing what you put away and forget. I coloured the cat with copics and layered in onto some pink cardstock. The pink strip was cut from Spellbinders Curved Boarders Two that was adhered over an old scrap of PP from Rosie's Studio, that was then adhered to a pale grey card base. Added some mounting tape to the image to give it some dimension. The Sketch Copics: Cat: W1,3,5,9,10,R12. Roses: R56,59,89. Leaves & Stems: YG13,17. Paper Wrapping: R000,83,85,89,N1. Hearts: R27,89. Ground: E41,43,44. Shadow: V0000.

Best Friends Forever When I finished colouring this image I think I had one of those moments when you sit back and say I am so happy with this. Doesn't happen often but definitely with this. The image is Fifi from Ppinkydolls and it is adorable with those big expressive eyes. No planning, just printed the image (thought it was too big) but just started colouring anyway and it all fell into place. The skin tones are colours I would not normally choose but they worked. Thanks to Colleen Schaan from a Copic in the craft room for the YouTube on light skin tone colouring. Love, love the look, especially as it is such a prominent feature on the image. The cat is done with the neutral greys and matched his eyes to Fifi's green ones. The clothes are done in soft shades so they don't distract from that beautiful face and the hair light blond. These images are great to colour as the shading is already there for you to follow and makes it so easy as you don't have to worry wh...

Watercolour Pencils Get well Card A few days ago I dragged out my old watercolour pencils and I enjoyed it so much I have coloured a few more images. A couple have made it into cards and I forget how soft a feel they give to the cards. The stamps are both from Penny Black and I love the cat . It is perfect for young and old and kids love it. An old Friend is on the mend after a bout of pneumonia so hopefully this will cheer him up.  Have had the next stamp from Penny Black for ages but never coloured it up. I love the simplicity of the daises  and the other images are all gorgeous. It seems Cas is my thing at the moment and loving the way the cards are turning out. Two cards in one day from start to finish is quick from me. I am on a roll and they just seemed to fall into place with no effort. Hope it stays this way for a while.

March Challenge This months Challenge at Gerda Steiner Designs  is a cute image called Kitten and Chicks. There is still time to get this adorable image and enter the challenge. Just click on the link above. I printed the image twice and coloured a few extra eggs and chicks that I added to the main image with dimensionals. The pierced oval is from MFT. I coloured them with copics and the DP is from Cre8tiv 6 x 6 mini stack. The sentiment is computer generated and just seem to go with this image. The copics I used Kitten: E31,33,35,37. Chicks: Y13,18,YR37. Eggs: E40,50. Sky: B0000,0. Grass: G43,85,99. Signo white pen used for whiskers.

One of my favourite sites, Chookscrap s has a monthly card challenge as well as other challenges and I have been abit slack lately with them. Well I have managed two so far and hope to do the others tomorrow. Card one was to use five PP's from stash and this is the left overs from a card I did for the Inspirational Challenge on ADAC. The details of the papers used are listed on that post. The cat stamp is an inche from Inkadinkado and as is the sentiment from their Cattitude set. Doily  by Cheery Lyn and hearts Creative Memories. The second card was to use only white and one other colour. Love the way this turned out. The border die is Tessatina from Memory  Box and it is so versitile and large butterfly die from Cheery Lyn. Added a sentiment from HeroArts, solid butterflies from Darkroom Door  stamp set Wildflower that I cut out.

Dooble Pantry Digital Challenge 31 This gorgeous image and sentiment is from Doodle Panrty  and I have coloured it with my copics. My DD is a cat lover and she will love this card. The PP is the new range Base Coat from Kaiser  and for backgrounds it's a must. Used some twine and buttons to finish it off.  I'm entering this in the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge 31 .   Copics: Cat E13, E117, E18, R14, R81. Collar: YR12, R89. Mouse: W1, W3, W5, W7, R81  Ground: E53, E55, E57, Black Multi Liner 0.3. SkyBG10.

This card is for the CDAC  Seasonal Fun Challenge . Your creation had to show what the season was where you live. For me it's summer down under and this freebie digital image from Hambo stamps was perfect. I do love this cool cat. Coloured him with copics then mounted it on PP,  red CS and a blue card. Embellished it with Kaiser banner stamp, some old stickers, twine and X-cut border punch strips.   Copics: Cat E33, E35, E37, E79. Thongs E08, E09, R14, Y15. Glass B0000, B000. Umbrella E07, E95, Yo6, YG13, YG17, G05. Rubber Raft R29, R59, C0, C1. Sea B12, B14, B16, signo white gel pen. Sky B0000, BV000