Art by Miran Challenge

Hi there,

I am super late with my post as it has been mad here lately but better late than ever. I have used last months fab progressive challenge image for my card as I missed out on using her earlier and she is too spunky to not use. My 11 year old daughter loved her so I think I will be using her often for her friends.

Here she is;

This awesome image is called Sweet Sally and you can find her here. I thought I would keep her simple this time as I really liked this piece of paper and colour combo. It also gave me a chance to have a bit of fun with a doodled border, I forgot how they make the image jump out.

I hope you will join us this time at the Art by Miran Challenge blog and also if you want to check out this months beautiful Progressive Challenge image head to the Art by Miran Facebook group.

Happy crafting everyone.

Cheers Nicole

Art By Miran Challenge 55

Hi there,

I hope you are all well and are looking after yourselves. The image I chose for challenge 55 has been sitting on my desk for some time now. I look at her all the time quietly procrastinating because she is so pretty that I want her to look fabulous. Well I finally got the courage to colour her or perhaps maybe I just forced myself. Anyway this is Shaylee and here is my first attempt at her. I am quite pleased but I definitely will be having another go at her.

Here she is;

I hope you like her. I feel happy that I challenged myself, she took a bit longer than expected however I'm stoked that I finally finished her. I hope you all have a moment like this sometime soon and challenge yourself. Drop on by the challenge blog and show us what you have been creating.

Cheers Nicole

Art by Miran Challenge 51

Hi there,

How are you all today. I hope you are surviving the weather, we are about to have a heat wave here so it is hot, hot, hot. I am nursing a dislocated thumb at the moment so it is making it quite difficult to colour. Lucky I finished my Art by Miran DT card before I hurt it, phew.

For this card I have used last months fabulous Progressive challenge image. I thought she was so cute and perfect for Valentines Day which is creeping up shortly. Her name is Angelica and if you didn't get her before you can find her here. Have you joined in this months Progressive Challenge yet? It's not too late, head to the Facebook page to find out more.

Here is my DT card for Challenge 51;

I have gone for a simple design this time with one of my favourite colour schemes. She was so fun to colour, I hope you managed to get her, if not, head to the shop to snap her up and have a play.
I hope to see you soon over on the Challenge Blog.

Happy crafting
Cheers Nicole

Art By Miran Challenge 50

Hi Beautiful People,

I have another pretty image to share with you today for Challenge 50 on the Art by Miran Challenge blog. I chose this gorgeous girl Gina because she just looked so fun and free and enjoying life. I love her. I also got to use some new papers that I got in the post Christmas sales, one of 11 pads I bought, he he. Such fun I have been having.

Here she is;

I have used MME papers and a fab sentiment from fellow teamy Tracy Wray, she has the best sentiments on her blog. Have you checked out her digital papers yet? Head over to the Art by Miran Facebook group to check them out. I have used a few of my go to colour blends for this card but stay tuned I have been shopping so there will be some experimenting soon, can't wait for them to arrive.

Thanks for dropping by today, happy crafting.

Cheers Nicole 

Art By Miran Challenge 49

Hi there,

How are you all? I hope you had a lovely Christmas/New Year break. I had planned to do plenty of crafting however the family had other ideas, good family time though. I did manage to fit in one card over the break but I can't believe how long it took to make, I guess I procrastinate when I have lots of time.

Here it is;

I rather like this lovely lady, her name is Lily and you can find her here. For the past year I decided to try and use all my papers without buying any more. That is what I did with this card. Well I seemed to have gotten over that for 2016, I bought 14 new paper pads on sale, whoops. Now I have no idea where to start, I have so much to choose from. Oh well, it will make me get in there and craft.

I hope you will all manage to fit in some crafty time soon and join us for Art By Miran Challenge 49.
Happy crafting

Cheers Nicole

Art by Miran Challenge 45

Hi everyone,

What weather we have had here lately. So hot and it is only November. I hope we are not in for a super hot Summer as that does not result in productive crafting. I do love Summer though.

So today's card is using another pretty image from Art by Miran called Nivanna. She looks so pretty and relaxed in the field of flowers so I thought that Tracy Wray's sentiment would go perfectly.

Here she is;

Blue and yellow is one of my favourite colour schemes, it makes me feel so warm and summery and I think it takes me back to being a teenager when I had blue and gold stars all through my room. I rather like how this one turned out and I guess my MIL did too as it has already been snapped up.

I hope you are having a lovely day and thank you so much for dropping by.

Cheers Nicole

Art by Miran Challenge 44

Hi there,

I have a fun card for you today, a nice Spring one to celebrate the glorious Spring weather we are having at the moment. I have used the beautiful Florina for this simple but vibrant card. We would love for you to join us this week and don't forget to drop by the Art by Miran Facebook page so that we can see what you are creating with Miran's fabulous images.

Here is my card;

I hope you like her, I had a lot of fun colouring and making this card. I think she turned out lovely.

Happy crafting everyone and I hope to come visit you soon.

Cheers Nicole

Art by Miran Challenge 43

Hi Everyone,

What a super busy week I have had. The kids were back to School this week and they finished the week with their Sports Carnival. It was a great day however we are all exhausted now. I think I will now just chill with some relaxing colouring.

I have a sweet and simple card for you today for this weeks Challenge at Art by Miran. I felt I was neglecting my embossing folders so I thought I would bring them out for a try. I am quite happy with the result.

Here it is;

 

This gorgeous girl is called Sweet and Sassy and I think she just looks so fun. I had a lot of fun colouring her. The embossing folder was a magazine freebie and I am very happy with the way it turned out, it gave a great finish and I love that it is a square folder. I must use them more.

Thanks for dropping by today and I hope you have a lovely week.

Cheers Nicole

 

Art by Mi Ran Challenge 42

Hi there,

I hope you are well and enjoying some lovely weather. Today's card is a lovely floral card using the very pretty Valentina. I love her long, long hair and her elegant dress.

Here she is;

I quite like how this one turned out, this is very much my style, not too simple but not over the top. I hope you like it too.

Well it is School Holidays here and the kids are 'bored' so I had better show them some love.

Happy crafting everyone.
Cheers Nicole

Art by Miran Challenge 41

Hi everyone,

What glorious weather we are having here in Perth lately, I can smell Summer in the air. Hooray! The warmer weather makes it so much easier to craft so I have been having some fun colouring up some fabulous Art by Miran images. I fell in love with the image I am showing off today as soon as I saw it. Her hair is just mesmerising.

Here she is;

This beauty is called 'Flower Flourish'  and I felt that she was just crying out for some fiery red hair. I had forgotten how much I love this hair combo. She really is the star here so I decided to keep my card fairly simple just with a few DCWV Citrus papers and of course some pretty gems.

I hope your crafting is going well this week, hubby is away for the weekend so I am going to get plenty of colouring in.

Happy crafting everyone.
Cheers Nicole

I wish to enter the following challenges;
Crafting for all Seasons - Layer it up
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesdays - Anything Goes/Bright
Through the craft room door - Anything Goes
Crafting from the heart - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Do a Double up

Art by Miran Challenge 40

Hi there,

I hope you are all well, I am feeling fabulous as the sun has been shining and I can see the first glimpses of Spring. My card for you today is using the gorgeous Art by Miran digi stamp Flutterby. I love her fabulous wings, if I were a fairy these would be my style of wings.

Here she is;

My colouring was inspired by this months technique class challenge from Kit and Clowder. I am enrolled in both the skin and hair class as well as the clothing class so I thought I would combine both topics in my colouring this time. I have used the streaks lesson for her hair and the sheer clothing lesson for her dress. The dress is supposed to be a pink sheer layer over a deep green under layer, I am fairly happy with the result for a first time effort at both.

I hope you like this pretty lady as much as I do. Make sure you check out other fabulous creations from the super talented team over on the ABM challenge blog. Happy crafting everyone

Cheers Nicole

Art By Miran Challenge 39

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a lovely week. It has been raining a lot here lately, we need it a lot but I do love the sun. I'm so looking forward to some warmer weather. I find it much easier to craft when I am warm and the kids are outside not bugging me.

Anyway onto what I have been up to with my crafting. Today's card is for my daughters flute teacher as my daughter is really loving her flute lessons. I think she is doing great but I am probably biased. I have used the lovely Art By Miran stamp called Serenade. She is so peaceful and pretty.

Here she is;

I actually had a different plan for this card however I picked up my RV's instead of my R's to colour so I had to totally change my plan. I found these fab Prima Botanical papers that I got as a magazine freebie in my stash and all was well again.  I don't normally use so many flowers but I just had to add them to this pretty girl. I wanted her to have a tranquil meadow feel. I hope you like her.

I would love to see what you have been up to so get crafting then enter ABM Challenge #39.

Cheers Nicole

I would like to enter the following challenges;
Crafty Sentiment Designs: AG
Papertake Weekly: To Die For
Through the Craftroom Door: AG
Crafting from the Heart: AG
Craft Your Passion: AG
Love to Scrap: AG
The Paper Nest Dolls: AG
Penny's: AG

Art by Miran Challenge 38

Hi there,

I have had another play this week with one of Mi Ran Jung's fabulous images. I really just can't get enough of them.  I have used Mia this time and teamed her up with some of my favourite Echo Park Paradise Beach papers.  It is Winter here at the moment so this card made me feel all warm and beachy, just lovely.

Here it is;

I had a bit of fun with my dies this time around, I have quite a few and I am sure they all feel neglected. I used a combination of My Favourite Things (brown stamens), Memory Box (Chloe Stem) and Elizabeth Crafts Dies (flowers). I love mixing about the papers to make flowers that really stand out. They are fairly simple however I think they were just enough to finish off my project.

I hope you have been having some fun in your craft room lately and you are able to play along with us this time around at Art By Miran.

Cheers Nicole

Art by Miran Challenge 37

Hi folks,

I hope you are all well and enjoying some fabulous crafty time. I have a cute little card to share with you today as my inspiration for ABM Challenge 37. When people ask me what my style is I can't really answer as I love to do all different styles. For this card I decided I would make it fairly simple, well that is until I made a mistake putting it together and spent longer fixing it than it took to make the rest of the card. I thought this image called Friday Girl is quite sleek and sophisticated so I wanted to make my card sleek and pretty.

Here it is;

I have used some pretty Echo Park Head Over Heels papers this time, I just love the colours in this collection and I finally got to use this fab Film Strip die collection from Kaisercraft. I wanted her colouring to be subtle but still pop so I have used a lot of white patches this time which is something I find somewhat difficult. I find that these digi's really push me to challenge myself with my colouring and so far I am pleased with the results.

I would really love for you to join in our challenge this time around, I really enjoy coming and visiting all of your lovely creations. Thanks for dropping by.

The challenge I wish to enter are;

TBA

Cheers Nicole

Art by Miran Challenge #36

Hi everyone,

I am so excited to share my first official post for the Art by Miran Design Team. I am over the moon to be a part of this awesome and superbly talented crew. I still can't believe that I get to work with these beautiful images all the time, yay!

For my card today I have used the oh so beautiful Flo, she is a rubber stamp that you can find in the Art by Miran Collection at Whimsy Stamps. I just thought she is so pretty and that she would go beautifully with the Echo Park papers that I had been saving for a special project.

Here she is;

The papers I used were quite vibrant so I decided to keep my colouring fairly subtle so I went for my favourite peach blend ( E00, 000 & 93) and I am quite pleased with the outcome. I feel that with any of the ABM images I get to challenge my colouring skills and they are a delight to work with.

I hope that you will join us this time for our Anything Goes Challenge and we would also love for you to pop in to the Facebook group and check out the Progressive Challenge as well as our Anything Goes Facebook Challenge.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope to come see you soon.

Cheers Nicole

Inky Impressions Embellish It

Hi crafty friends,

I hope your week has been wonderful. I have to admit that I have not been crafting as much as I would like lately as it is too cold in my craft room at night and I don't like the cold. It is too easy to snuggle on the couch with a blankie so I have promised myself that I will do some crafting and stop hiding behind the blankie. That's the plan anyway. :)

The theme this week at Inky Impressions is to Embellish your project. Now I love to add pretties to my card but I decided to keep it to a minimum this time to show you that you don't have to use a mass of flowers etc to make your card pretty, you just need to place them strategically to achieve your desired effect.

Here is my card;

You can find both the image and the sentiment in the Inky Impressions shop where you can also find so many more fab images. I would love for you to head over to the store and check it out . I do hope you will join in with us this month with our Embellish it theme. Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers Nicole

Inky Impressions June Release

Hi folks,

Today I am sharing my creation to show off this months New Release images from Inky Impressions. You can find this image and a few more in the New Release section of the store. I hope you like her as much as me, it reminded me of my childhood afternoons watching Happy Days.

Here is my project;

Isn't she just so fun. I went for a CAS card for a change and I am glad I did as I think she looks fab.

Thanks so much for dropping by today.

Cheers Nicole

Inky Impressions Something in the Air

Hi folks,

We have another great challenge for you this week at Inky Impressions. The theme this week 'Something in the Air' is open to so many different interpretations. The first thing that came to my mind was my lovely Echo Park Everyday Eclectic papers. I just love the hot air balloons, so that is my something in the air. I threw in some butterflies as well to add in some other ideas.

Here it is;

Isn't she fun, this is Lili Roller Skating. She reminded me of my daughter who has been rocking the roller skates lately. I hope you like her as much as I do.

Thanks for dropping by today.

Cheers Nicole

Art by Miran DT Call

Hi there,

Today I would like apply for the Art by Miran design team. I fell upon these beautiful images through the Kit and Clowder Facebook page and I am love, love, loving them. They are the best to colour and practise the techniques I am learning in the Kit and Clowder classes. My favourite thing at the moment is coming home from a long Friday at work to find out the new image for each months Progressive Challenge then planning it over the month to get it just right. My entry for the DT call is also my project for last months Progressive Challenge using Rora and Butterfly. I apologise if you have seen this card on Facebook already however I am quite proud of it and thought it fitting for the DT call.

Here it is;

So I guess it's time to share a little bit about me. I am a sporty mum with a crafty side. I love being active during the day and then getting my craft on at night time during 'me time'. I love using pretty images on my cards and flowering them up but I also love to use fun images and change it up with a more Clean and Simple style. I don't like to stick to one style, I like to change it up a bit and I like to try new things. I love colouring with my Copic's and I love playing with different mediums like Gelato's, pencils and water colours although I am still mainly playing with those.

I am currently on one other Design Team (Inky Impressions) and I have experience on others. I work really well with deadlines and I feel that I work well in a team. I would really love to join the Art by Miran Design Team as they are my favourite images at the moment and I love working with them. The projects produced by the current Design Team are so lovely and I would love to be a part of this team.

Thanks so much for dropping by and listening to my waffles, thanks for your consideration.

Cheers Nicole

Inky Impressions Lace or Ribbon

Hi everyone,

It's hit that time of year again down here :( Winter weather, boo. I shouldn't complain as we really do have a mild winter here but I don't like the cold, I find it difficult to craft when it's cold, I just want to curl up with a blankie and hide. Having said that I did manage to get myself crafting to make a fun card for this weeks challenge at Inky Impressions. I made a cute card to give to a work colleague who has just had a baby girl.

Here it is;

I have had these DCWV Kiddlet papers for a while so they jumped out at me to be used for this project. I thought I would keep it fairly simple as the image and papers were so fun so I just finished it off with my favourite ric rac ribbon and then my standard gems, can't have a card without gems.

I hope you are having lovely weather where you are and that you are madly crafting away.

Happy crafting

Nicole