Doodle Pantry-Autumn Topiary

My term at Doodle Pantry has come to an end. I am sad to see it go but also relieved as I am going to be very busy with the baby soon! Only 3.5 months to go! I do love colouring Laurie’s images though so I’m sure you will see some more of her designs in the coming months.

Finally! A card I thought photographed well! I am always apologizing for my poor photos. I struggled to find papers to go with the fall colours I used for this image. I finally settled on Max and Whiskers by Basic Grey. The colours were perfect. The sketch is by Mojo Monday but I missed entering by just a few hours. Bummer!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry
Stamps: Sentiment-Verve, Flourish-(sorry can’t remember)
Ink: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress, artichoke-SU!
Paper: Basic Grey, artichoke, espresso,kraft CS-SU!, white CS-Taylored Expressions, vintage dictionary page
Accessories: scalloped die – not sure, either PTI or MFT, flowers-CTMH, pearls-Dollarama, circle die-Nesties, foam dots-Jody Morrow, Copics R24,27,29 YR04,07,16, Y21,35,38, YG63,67 G21,24,94,99 BG93,96 BV00,02 E35,37,47

Doodle Pantry–Quirky Crab Card

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I love this adorable little crab! So cute! And I just love making beach themed cards.

If you read my blog regularly, you might remember I had some trouble with my Mudd Puddles sand and shells drying out. I am happy to report that the water I added worked quite well and they were all back to normal consistency when I took them out yesterday.

I used this Monday’s Mojo sketch for this card. Click on the image to link to the blog.

I tried out a new technique on this card. A few of the Copic designers have been showing a technique taught at the Intermediate class (which I am dying to take, the closest is Ottawa, a 5 hour drive and it’s after school starts, BUMMER) which involves cooling off the deepest areas of shadows with a BV marker. While it is hard to see due to the size of the photo (click to see it larger), it really worked and quite well. I was amazed! I had tried it before but didn’t like it because I assumed if I was shading over a marker ending in a certain number, I should shade with a BV ending in the same number, not so! Way too dark and obviously purplish. Debbie Olson was using a BV000 or 00 over much deeper colours and that’s what I tried. YEAH!

The background was airbrushed though you can’t see the shadows I added underneath the crab because of the sand. I do love the look of the airbrushing beneath the sand! I hand cut the scalloped edge around the fishies. I embellished the embossed corner with shells. OK, so I have a confession to make, I cut apart the embossing folder I used as it has 2 corners making up a square shape. I didn’t think about it but the shape of the cut area also embossed! Maybe I didn’t need the shim? Ooops! So I had some errant embossing to cover up so that’s why I added the shells.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry
Paper: DP-Splash-Echo park, kraft, espresso CS-SU!
Ink: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress inks
Accessories: circle Nesties, Cuttlebug embossing folder, ribbon-stash, Mudd Puddles shells and sand, foam dots-Jody Morrow, Copics R24,27, YR02,04,07, Y02,06,11, BG23,34,49, B12, BV00, E43,53, 00

Doodle Pantry August Release!–Vintage Car

I can’t believe it’s already August! Where did July go?? Man! This is my last month as a Doodle Pantry Designer. I’ll be sad when it’s over but I really enjoyed the HUGE release Laurie had for us this month! Lots of images in both realistic and cartoony styles.

I used Vintage Car; it also comes in a coloured version for quick card making. It also has a version without the suitcases. It looks a bit flat here but I swear, it looks so much more 3 dimensional IRL. The background is embossed with a strip embossing folder that I repeatedly embossed across the card front. I used a sketch from Unscripted Sketches for the nifty layout, which I rotated 90 degrees.

Click on sketch to visit Unscripted Sketches.

Laurie has so many other great images for you this month. Be sure to check them all out at Doodle Pantry! She also bundles some images at a FABULOUS price so be sure to visit her Specials page! Not only are some images from this release on sale but some School Themed products are on sale too. Keep an eye out for a new freebie with purchase also.

PS: I’m having an ultrasound today. Hopefully I’ll find out what gender the baby is! Anyone want to guess??? Leave me a comment!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Vintage Car-Doodle Pantry
Ink: Vintage Photo, Antique Linen Distress ink
Paper: Basic Grey DP (Oxford I think), kraft, wasabi, red CS-SU!, white CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: brads-CTMH, bracket-Thickers, epoxy circle sticker-Anna Griffin, circle punch-SU!, Copics R27,29,59, E33,35,37,49, C1,3,5,7,100, W1,3,5, Cuttlebug Embossing folder

Doodle Pantry Baby Cow Card - CPS 126

This baby cow is on beyond adorable! I live in a small town in the middle of farm country and I love seeing the baby animals with their mamas in the fields. I’m always pointing them out to the kids to the point where my 4 y.o. points out any old critter and says, “Oh, look at the baby {insert animal here}!” Too funny!

So cute right? The original didn’t have any lines for the cow’s spots so I added lines with a Copic Multiliner. The lines were much too thick for the drawing but you can’t tell anymore because I used black for the spots. If I was going to colour the spots brown, I’d have had to search for a thinner permanent marker.

The background was airbrushed with Copic markers. sorry it isn’t as vibrant as IRL, I took the photo when the sun was setting. I used YG63 for the ground, E33 for the hay and B32 for the sky. I had to be very careful where the sky and hay come close together as those colours aren’t too compatible but I was very happy with the result.

Click on the sketch for a link to the challenge.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Images: Doodle Pantry
Stamps: weathered wood BG-SU!
Ink: Old Paper, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress ink, chocolate-SU!
Paper: Brown DP-, Orange DP-Cosmo Cricket Wanted, Espresso, Kraft CS-SU!
Accessories: raffia, wood button, hemp twine-stash, Label 1 Nesties, Copics RV42, E33,35, B32, YG67, C1,3,5,7, 100, 00, Crop-a-dile (notches for raffia)

Doodle Pantry-Wild Rose Shabby Bookmark

I am a huge fan of Laurie's lovely realistic flowers! Isn't this wild rose gorgeous? I coloured it right after the last release but it sat on my desk because my house has been a zoo! More about that later...

I used a music background on this bookmark then added some Venetian lace I bought on Etsy and a paper tape I've had for eons. I couldn't believe that it sat on my shelf for years but still wasn't faded. YEAH! I had already chosen the sage mat for my image so I was thrilled how well the greens matched. The lace was very white so I shabbied it up with Distress ink. I also sponged all the edges with Distress ink.

The image itself was coloured with Copics of course! The background was airbrushed in before I started knowing that I would be going over those areas with a slightly peachy pink anyway, the colours are compatible and the yellow pale enough that it didn't show. You can remove light colours with your colourless blender if you wish before starting. Another option for airbrushed backgrounds is to use a mask. After printing the image on cardstock, simply print again on copy paper. You can get a removable glue stick by 3M or Scotch that you simply apply, then allow to dry for one minute and voila! (not walla) instant sticky note paper! Make sure you cut out every little area though as missed areas are very hard to fudge! Ask me how I know...!

As for the chaos in my house, we had a flood 2.5 weeks ago. My toilet was stuck with ... well, you don't really need or want to know that… and my little son flushed it anyway. It seemed like it was OK, the water rose but not over the edge. I watched it for a few seconds then left the bathroom. I went upstairs for about 5 minutes then came downstairs again to a noise that almost stopped my heart. The toilet was running! We had fixed it not long ago so I figured it was fine. Uh, uh, not fine. I opened the door to dirty water everywhere! I sent my 10 yo. down to get towels to clean it all up and he says, "Mommy, it's raining in the basement!" Oh, $%^&!

2 weeks, one disaster clean up company, one insurance company, 2 insurance adjusters,  2 duct cleaning guys, one furnace repairman, 2 HEPA filters, 5 drying fans, 3 torn up floors one way too touchy-feely carpet salesman and one completely gutted bathroom later, we are still waiting for final insurance evaluation. I have doors, a toilet (wrapped in plastic) and a pedestal sink in my front hall. Normally not having a main floor bathroom wouldn't be too big a deal as I have a huge bladder but I'm pregnant! I’m really tired of going upstairs all the time. Anyway, I'll live! So if the blog has been too quiet lately, I apologize. Been a bit busy and going to bed earlier than normal too because of being pregnant and because the kids are up early, raring to go because it is summer. I hope your summer is going much, much better!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry
Stamps: music BG-SU!
Ink: Distress Antique Linen, Vintage Photo
Paper: Bookmark-Hero Arts, sage CS-SU!, white CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: grommet-WRMK, seam binding ribbon-Masterstroke, Tape-stash, lace-Etsy, oval Nesties, Copics R10, 20,22,24, Y30, E08, G21, 24, YG63, 67

Quirky Alligator Pop-Up Matchbox

I can’t believe my time as a Doodle Pantry Designer is almost over! 1 more month, August to go (and a bit of July still of course)! I’ve had so much fun and had the privilege to use so many wonderful images. One category of images I don’t use as often are the cutesy images Laurie draws so well. As I tend towards vintage and shabby, these are harder to use. However, I just had to print out and use Quirky Alligator from the July release.

This is a pop-up matchbox. I designed a swap on Swap-Bot for this type of matchbox and had fun making it. Most matchboxes have a sleeve that slides off of the drawer rather than this type of lid. I used JustRite stamps for the outside but the cute part is inside…

When you open the lid, there is the cutest little alligator ever! I love the patches on his eye, leg and arm (front leg??) I coloured him with Copic markers and I wasn’t thrilled with how the lighter yellow green turned out as I was surprised to see it was quite dull compared to the similarly numbered greens. The 00 series of all the colours should be quite bright with no grey or brownish undertones (with the obvious exceptions of the greys and browns). So I figured G00-09 and YG00-09 should be similar in tone. But to me, the YG’s were a bit dull but maybe it’s just my eyes… Shows more IRL than in the photo. I left those areas pretty much unshaded as the coordinating darker shade seemed even more brown/greyish and didn’t want to blend very smoothly. I guess I should check colour combos ahead of time even if I am pretty sure they will/should work.

The lid is two layers of embossed CS using a Cuttlebug embossing folder. It looked unfinished with the reverse/debossed side of the embossing showing on the inside and it made the lid stronger as we all know that embossing reduces the strength of CS by at least half and this box went through the mail in an unpadded envelope. (I have a cool way of protecting it from squashing though, ask if you are interested…)

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: JustRite
Images: Doodle Pantry
Ink: Memento black
Paper: yellow CS-SU!, white CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder, ticket corner punch-SU!. Copic markers, foam dots-Jody Morrow

(Contests mostly by Basic Grey. Typically matchboxes are filled with small goodies that complement the box…)

Doodle Pantry Blog Parade–Little Castle

Welcome to the second stop in the Doodle Pantry Blog Parade, June 3-5! I am happy to show you one of Laurie’s release illustrations for this month, Little Castle.

I hope you enjoy the parade. You must leave a comment here (and at each blog along the parade) to be entered to win one of 5 prizes! If you did not arrive from Doodle Pantry, please be sure to visit there to start. All of the details you need are there. The next stop is Patti at Cherish Each Precious Day.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Images: Doodle Pantry
Ink: apricot-SU!
Paper: American Crafts DP, sweet blush CS-PTI, white CS-Taylored Expressions, tissue paper
Accessories: butterfly die-PTI, sewing thread, pearls-Dollarama, circle, labels 4 Nestabilities, Copic markers G21, 63,67, W1,3,5,7, C1, E29,49, B41

Ice Cream Sundae for Doodle Pantry

Isn’t this ice cream sundae cute? It is from a set called Decadent Desserts. Laurie started with a image with pickles instead of bananas and called the set Crazy Cravings! I suggested that she also create a set changing the pickles to bananas which would appeal to more people. Don’t you love it? If you notice, I shaded the glass dish to look like the ice cream shows through a bit.

Laurie is having a sale this weekend! Visit Doodle Pantry for all the details.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry
Stamp: JustRite
Ink: pretty in pink-SU!
Paper: DCWV Sweet stack, sweet blush CS, white CS-Xpress It, Pink CS-stash, doily-Ellen Hutson
Accessories: foam dots-Jody Morrow, Copics-R81,83, YR30,31, G21,24, B10, C1,3,7 Clear Spica, Sakura Jelly Roll Pen, circle and labels 8 Nesties

Doodle Pantry Release Day! Bunny Wabbit Baby Card

Welcome to another release day for Doodle Pantry. We have some new fabulous images available for your crafting pleasure. I was delighted to use Bunny Wabbit again, it’s an image that was previously licenced to Clear Dollar Stamps but now it’s available at Doodle Pantry! I seriously think it is just the sweetest image EVER!

Although it’s a bit girlie, I would give this to the mom of either a boy or a girl as long as she likes this style. Because everyone who loves vintage knows that boys historically used to wear dresses until they were toilet trained, wore lace and ribbons and even pink! So I don’t think the bow, blush and flowers would bother them. It’s not like the baby will wear this right??

The ribbon was hand dyed by spritzing it with alcohol then pressing it crumpled into an Antique Linen ink pad. This of course leaves much undyed so I filled in the missing areas with a R11 Copic marker. Then I spritzed and scrunched again, then dried it.

Details: pearls on image and on punched edge, tone-on-tone background stamping, embossed sentiment.

I hope you will visit Doodle Pantry, Laurie has some awesome specials so be sure to check out the Specials Page. One bundle is 32% off! And she has outdone herself with an ADORABLE SVG file of Noah;s Ark! It is truly one of the most unique templates I have ever seen. And if you don’t have an E-die cutter, she has also created PDF files and some awesome digi papers to print it on!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry
Stamps: Crafty Secrets (Baby Girl Postcard Kit), flourish-Tim Holtz
Ink: Versamark, sage-SU!, Antique Linen Distress
Paper: Capella-Basic Grey, Sage, Cocoa-SU!, Ivory CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: chocolate EP-stash, seam binding ribbon-Etsy, punch-MS, pearls-Dollarama, Copics-E11,31,33, R20, W00,1

Daffodil Gift Card Holder for Doodle Pantry

MY TE BLAST FROM THE PAST BLOG HOP PROJECT WILL POST AT 11 AM.

Another GORGEOUS floral image from Laurie of Doodle Pantry. I’m not sure how accurate my colouring is but I hope there are daffodils this colour IRL. I know there are ones with the pink trumpets, just not sure if they come with creamy/peach petals!

I can’t wait to get my new ‘sunshine’ Copic marker; I can’t remember the colour number but it is perfect for adding a light, sunny background around white petals. This is a gift card holder, you can see the inside here.

I used most of a 6x6” sheet of DP to create the holder. It is so simple, just one punched edge, two pieces of adhesive and two scores! The lace is wrapped around the flap only, the ribbon goes around the whole thing to keep it closed.

Be sure you check out the rest of the new releases at the DP store. Laurie is starting a new program with this month’s release. She is going to bundle several of the new releases and when you buy the bundle, you will save about 25% off the regular retail price. This month, you can get  SUPER BIRDIE, DECADENT DESSERTS (outlines), and DAFODILL & SWEET PEAS (outlines) for only $6.50, regular price when sold separately, $8.50. What a fabulous deal!

Aren’t digis so economical compared to real stamps? And in many ways, they are so much more versatile! Print them any size, on any paper that will go through your printer. Print two or more for paper tole, run patterned paper through for paper piecing. and boy do they store in a small space!!

I’m also going to enter this in the Moxie Fab Gift Card Challenge. If you have time, why not play along!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Daffodil and Sweet Peas-Doodle Pantry
Paper: Porcelain DP-Basic Grey, white CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: green ribbon-Dollarama, button-Vintage, lace-May Arts, Labels 1 Nesties

Berry French Horn ATC for Doodle Pantry

I’ve been making lots of ATCs lately because I’m in a swap where I send my partner 20! WOW, I know! So I’ve been searching through all kinds of images I’ve printed, coloured, stamped whatever, anything that shaves a bit of time off of making them! I love this pretty image from Doodle Pantry called French Horn.

I’ve been trying to make my Copic colouring more realistic so I heavily relied on Google images of French horns. Most are brass coloured but a few are silver and some are even funky colours! So, in the spirit of realism, I coloured this as though there are lots of reflections on the horn. It looks pretty flat on here but IRL, I coloured it with a clear Spica pen  so it looks nice and sparkly! I hope it doesn’t look to weird to those of you who haven't Googled French Horns lately!

I guess I should have printed it a wee bit smaller but when I printed it, I didn’t have an ATC in mind necessarily. I meant to do the ‘Outside the Box’ technique on the bow but would you believe, I forgot? Seriously? In case you don’t know it, it is the technique where you pre-cut areas of the image that stick out beyond the die’s edges and keep them out of the way while die cutting. It is a great look, bummer huh?

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: French Horn-Doodle Pantry
Paper: DP-Kaisercraft, white CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: Copics YG63,67, C00,1,3,5,7, R11,20,22,32,35, E37, rhinestones-Dollarama, Spica pen, Labels 8 Nesties

Daisy Hat Card for Doodle Pantry

Wow, it is SPRING already, well technically anyways. Our weather hasn’t been great but my bulbs have started poking their green little heads up and the sap is running so we get pancakes with fresh syrup soon. I can’t believe it is already April 5 and time for another fabulous release from Doodle Pantry!

Isn’t this hat so springy and pretty!?! Click on the photo for a better look at my colouring. In case you don’t colour, this image is available PRE-COLOURED too! How nifty is that! Don’t forget, Doodle Pantry has a challenge this week too! You must use a Doodle Pantry image for the challenge and you can win a Free Image! Don’t have any images yet? Just Grab a Freebie! There are 10 available!

I normally link you up to the image in the store but it isn’t up yet so you will have to wait for the release. Be sure to check out the DP blog for all of the Design Team’s AMAZING latest cards based on the FABULOUS released images.

I used the latest CPS sketch; I rotated it 90 degrees then mirrored it. I really liked how much space was left at the bottom for the punched edge, I all too often add a punched edge as an after thought or at least as a middle thought and don’t leave space for this gorgeous large punch. This time I started with the punch!

Click on the sketch to link to the CPS blog.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Floral Hats-Doodle Pantry
Stamps: PTI
Ink: celery-SU!
Paper: saffron CS-SU!, DP-American Crafts, white CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: yellow ribbon-Masterstroke, pearls-Dollarama, green striped-May Arts, button, twine-PTI, MS punch, Copics Y21, Y31, YG 63, G21, C1, E21,31,33,50, 00, foam dots-Jody Morrow, Labels 8 Nestabilities, tag die Quickutz

Pear ATC-A Doodle Pantry Sketch Challenge

Did you know that Doodle Pantry has a challenge twice a month? On the 5th and 20th of each month (delayed this time due to illness) Laurie gives her designers and loyal followers a challenge at the DP blog. This one was a sketch Doodle Pantry Sketch Challenge 10.

You really have to find time to play as you could win 1 of 4 PRIZES! Visit the challenge post for all the details.

I usually combine the release image and the challenge but I goofed and forgot. So I also made an ATC that used the sketch, kind of a blend between the two.

I tried something new when colouring this pear. I’ve seen some of the gals who’ve finished had the privilege of attending the advanced Copic course doing some cool things with  their shadows. Maybe my version wasn’t quite right as I can’t decide if I like it or not. That grey blob on the pear is (you already know right?… please!) is a shadow from the leaf. Of course…

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry Pears and Raspberries
Stamps: Carte Postal-All Night Media
Ink: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw Distress, Staz on brown, chocolate-SU!
Paper: vintage sheet music, all CS-SU!
Accessories: Oval Nesties, flower snaps-Scrapbook Interiors, seam binding ribbon-Masterstroke
Technique: Wrinkle Free Distress

Beaded Morning Glory for Doodle Pantry

Time for another Doodle Pantry Release! Most of my favourite images Laurie draws are baby animals and realistic flowers. This release we have a new flower to enjoy. Morning Glory!

I worked with the Mojo Monday sketch from last week. For the diagonal portion of the sketch, I went with a string of beads and a diagonal sentiment. The beading is so simple. I used plastic coated steel wire also known as tiger tail. I strung my beads then added a crimp on each end. Normally when you create a piece of jewellery, you would add a crimp to your wire, thread on a clasp of some sort, then thread the wire back through the crimp and close it. I did exactly that,  minus the clasp. I used foam dots to secure the loops to the back of the purple layer.

You could certainly create a card like this with a full bracelet fastened on the inside of the card; just make your card 1/2 the width of the bracelet and use a top fold. You can’t see it but I cut tiny notches with a 1/16” punch at the edges of the purple panel. In my case it made the panel just a hair narrower so the beads would fit but if you made a bracelet, it would keep it from slipping without using adhesive.

I hope you will visit Doodle Pantry to see all the new releases. Never used digis? They are sooo easy! Laurie has an awesome link that teaches you How-To use Digis. All you need is a printer and MS Word or Publisher (other word pro software may work too.) No fancy photo programs required.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Morning Glory-Doodle Pantry
Stamp: sentiment-PTI
Ink: perfect plum, celery, pale plum-SU!
Paper: Basic Grey DP-Kioshi, all CS-SU!
Accessories: Copics (sorry, I was rushing so I don’t have the exact numbers), foam dots-Jody Morrow, beads and beading supplies-stash (any beading store should have what I’ve used here), pearls-Dollarama, 1/16” punch

Vintage Shoe for Doodle Pantry

I absolutely love this image; isn’t it gorgeous?

I just love the ribbon and pearl embellishment on the front. I used halfback pearls for all of the full-sized pearls, I couldn’t use them around the middle because they overlap so I just coloured them.

I used the Midnight Madness Sketch for this card. I like that they now have a simpler version as well but of course, now that I’ve finally played again, I used the more complex version!

Click on Sketch for link to Midnight Madness Blog

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Images: Doodle Pantry Fancy Shoe
Ink: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress
Paper: DP-Romantique Graphic 45, natural white CS (base)-SU!, ivory CS (corners)-SU!, white CS (printed images)-Taylored Expressions 
Accessories: individual pearls-Dollarama, Copics YR00,02,20, YG63,67, G21, E29,33,35,37,47,49, W00,1,3, Clear Spica, 00, Cuttlebug corner die, pearl swirls-Recollections, Label 1 Nesties

Doodle Pantry! I’m Baaaack! Iris Card

(LOOKING FOR MY OCC CARD? SCROLL DOWN!)

Yeah! I was invited to join the Doodle Pantry team again for this term! I am so privileged and excited to be using Laurie’s gorgeous designs again! She draws beautiful landscapes and flowers, cartoon critters and adorably realistic baby animals that are so cute you just want them to come to life so you can hug them! Some images even come with several of their own coordinating background papers and some are colourized for super quick paper crafting!

There are new releases today in the store so be sure to visit! One of them was this gorgeous iris.

Beautiful right? I figured everyone else would colour it traditionally using white and purple with a yellow throat so I went with a very pale pink one. Yes, I checked, they do exist!

I find I have trouble matching DP to Laurie’s flowers because they are so delicate and lovely I don’t want to overshadow their beauty with busy DP so I often go with a fair bit of a neutral. The DP I did use was in small amounts, some solid and patterned paper from the Kioshi pack. But since I used so much neutral, I added some subtle texture with an embossing folder and a shaped base.

You can see samples from all of the new releases here at the Doodle Pantry store. If you are interested in showing off your creations or just chatting about Doodle Pantry, feel free to visit us at our CDAC (Crafter’s Digital Art Center) group. DP at CDAC. Questions about how to use, colour, resize, combine or print digi stamps? It’s all there!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Iris-Doodle Pantry
Ink: sage-SU!
Paper: white CS (base)-SU!, white CS (image)-Taylored Expressions, DP-Basic Grey Kioshi
Accessories: buttons, twine-PTI, ribbon-American Crafts, label 1 Nesties, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Copics-R000,11,20,22,32, Y21, G21, YG62,67, BV000,05

Shabby Pear for Doodle Pantry and Skipping Stones Sketch

I have acquired a new love for colouring fruit. No idea why, I just really enjoy it. So I was glad when Laurie added pears to her fruit basket!

I think this is a Bosc pear. There are a few orange or rust coloured pears out there. Considering how many varieties of fruits out there we hardly ever see, there are probably lots! Did you know there are hundreds of varieties of apples alone?

I had a hard time getting the leaves to look right, I think Copic needs to make some darker greens. I used YG 60s but even G99 really isn’t that dark. When I eventually take the advanced Copic Class, I will definitely ask what to mix with the greens to get really dark values.

I saw a card out in blog land a few days ago that folded the corner of DP just like fabric and I tried to emulate this. I really love how it looks. Underneath is a vintage book page. I like the look of something other than CS under the peeled back edges. The flower is popped up on foam dots.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: Doodle Pantry
Ink: Scattered Straw, Vintage photo, Antique Linen-Distress, Chocolate-SU!
Paper: DP-October Afternoon, white CS-Taylored Expressions, chocolate CS-SU!, vintage book paper
Accessories: foam dots-Jody Morrow, vintage lace, seam binding ribbon-Masterstroke, scalloped punch-SU!, Copic E08,35,37 YG63,67, R05, Y38, YR31

Mini Roses for Doodle Pantry and Unscripted Sketches

I loved making this card. It took me a while to get all of the elements in the right places but I am finally thrilled!

I coloured the image with Copics and paper pieced the pot. I sponged the surround with Distress ink with the Nestability in place. I dyed and crinkled the ribbon myself, 4 drops pretty in pink reinker and 3 of blush blossom.

This is also for unscripted Sketches #68.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: mini roses-Doodle Pantry
Ink: Antique Linen Distress ink, sweet blush-PTI
Paper: Porcelain DP-Basic Grey, manila tag, sweet blush CS-PTI, white CS-Taylored Expressions 
Accessories: seam binding ribbon, reinkers-SU!, button-American Crafts, pearl swags-Prima, head pin and some beads-Michaels, pearl on pin-SU!, foam dots-Jody Morrow, Art Institute Glitter, Cuttlebug embossing folder, vintage lace. Copics R11,20,22, G21,24,94,99

Don’t Just Float through Life, Make Waves for Doodle Pantry and Skipping Stones Sketch

I am in love with anything to do with the beach or the ocean so this image really appealed to me.

 
I Googled seahorses and other than a bright yellow of some, they are mostly pretty boringly coloured so I decided to take artistic licence and go with some fun, ice cream-ish colours to go with my Kioshi DP. However, when I started looking through the pad, I realized that though the colours were perfect, the geometric nature of the prints wasn’t organic enough for this underwater scene. So I went with this cool ‘bubbley’ print from another Basic Grey DP pad, Pheobe. Just right!

I used a sketch by Skipping Stones Designs for this card. I flipped it then changed the partial circle shape into a rectangle, mimicked the scalloped edge with the scallops on my sentiment panel and added an extra shell to represent the circle on the sketch. I airbrushed the background with ‘waves’ of BG75 and B91 but you can’t really see the ‘waves’ because they are too subtle. Maybe next time they will show up better if I make them each wider. Overall, I like the look of the background though. The ‘seaweed’ is felt cut with the regular PTI rickrack die. It cuts though felt like buttah!

The sand is a cool product I picked up at CHA, sand mixed with glue that is spreadable on your card or project! Way cool! They had lots of colours that corresponded with the colours of sand on various beaches across the world. And they also had shells with glue on them too! It is such an easy product to use and not too expensive either at $5 for sand and $6 for shells. It seems to go a long was so it was well worth it. I’ve wanted an easy way to add sand to my projects for ages!

 Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image: seahorse-Doodle Pantry
Paper: Pheobe DP-Basic Grey, baja CS-SU!, white CS-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: white gel pen, airbrush system, Copics Y21,35,38, E00,02,37,93, R20,22, YG03, G21,24, BG 72,75, B 91,95,97, felt-Etsy, PTI rickrack die, Perfect Pearls (painted on to coral), Liquid Pearls (painted on to shell), SU! scalloped edge punch, Mudd Puddles sand and shells

Cuddly Koala for Doodle Pantry

I have wanted to go to Australia long before the movie was ever even though of. In particular to see these little guys, as well as many other things of course. Apparently, there is a place where you can go and even cuddle them!

 
I had a huge challenge colouring this guy. First I was going to colour and shade him, then remove colour with colourless blender on a rag to mimic fur. Then I had a better idea! I did a light base coat, then APPLIED my colour with the rag rather than removing it! I used the twill-type band area of the washcloth rather than the terry part thinking it would give me a better fur texture and I also hoped it wouldn’t soak up as much ink thereby wasting it. I think it worked really, REALLY well; I am so happy with the results!

To make sure the colour didn’t get all over the rest of the paper, I put a sticky note over the image, then held it up to the light and traced the areas I wanted colour on. Then I cut it out saving the reverse, creating a reverse mask. Then I applied my colour. I hope you will try this technique soon. Just remember, you can still add shading with this technique. Just twist the tip of the washcloth quite small to get more accurate results and use more than one colour of marker just like you would to blend the colour.

Sketch by Mercy Kerrin. MTSC85 The background pattern on the blue CS was created by inking up a Tim Holtz foam blending tool and using it like a stamp to create a pattern of loose squares.

Be sure to visit Laurie’s blog, Clearly Delightful to read all about this month's challenge and see this month’s releases. Not only do you get a FREE image just for playing but you could win the ENTIRE month’s releases! WOOOHOOO!!! All you have to do is create a project using a tag of some kind (which I somehow managed to miss, sorry Laurie, stupid goof which happens when you are creating at 1AM!).

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Image/sentiment: Doodle Pantry
Ink: Vintage photo, antique linen distress ink
Paper: Granola-Basic Grey, white CS-Taylored Expressions, blue, chocolate CS-SU!, kraft CS-CDS
Accessories: ribbon-May Arts, foam dots-Jody Morrow, Copics G24,28, W00,01,03,05,07, black100, E57,71,77, B41