Bailey and Bee

      I adore this precious image by Conie Fong called "Bailey and Bee."  This is one of her newest releases and I'm happy to say I had a bit of input in suggesting the design.  :-D  

     I printed the sentiment (also from the set) with the image and used water color paints, then cut it with a Tonic Studios die.  The frame was made by cutting a scrap of CS with a Sue Wilson die.  Everything was mounted onto a pale, sky blue, piece of CS, layered onto the card front.   Pretty simple but it looks really complex due to the filigree design of the die cut frame.

I pulled 3 of the 4 colors from My Favorite Things.

     Challenges:

Digi Choosday

Lil Patch of ...

Outlawz Thursday (center row)

Pammie's IP

Paper Funday

Pattie's Creations

Penny's P-C

Polkadoodles

Word Art Weds

     Feel free to come and play in our Conie Fong challenge which you'll find on our Facebook page.  Anything goes but you must use a Conie Fong image.  Conie always has some images on sale and there are even freebies available on the FB site.  Check it out and then come play!  

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Birthday Card for His Valentine

     Today starts our newest challenge at I Love ProMarkers and we're sponsored by SheepSki Designs this month.  Our theme this challenge is "Birthday" and my card was actually one commissioned by a gentleman whose wife’s birthday falls on Valentine’s Day!  I used a SheepSki Designs image called 'Bumble Bee Blossom' to go with the specific sentiment he wanted, ‘Honey Bee Mine.’   He really liked Andrea's images (which I have in a binder for people to view) and he was very impressed with her art.

     I used ProMarkers, water color paints, and water color pencils to color the bee and blossom, adding sparkle gel ink to the wings, then used pale blue watercolor paint for the sky/background.  Instead of cutting the image itself, I used one of my dies from Spellbinders to cut a scrap of pink CS, then trimmed it to fit the card front so that the aperture was on an angle.

     I printed and hand cut the sentiment, then tied gold satin ribbon into a small bow and added it to the upper corner.  I thought the die cut shape was so 'fancy' that little else was needed in the way of embellishment.  I really wanted the image to be the focus.

     Challenges:

Ally's Angels

Creations in Pink

Dies R Us

Outlawz Stash

Papercraft

SheepSki Designs

Star Stampz

     I hope you're going to come and play in our challenge.  All of us can use an extra 'Birthday' card in our stash so even if you don't have someone specific in mind, I'm sure you can make one for your stash.  :-D  Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie