Whiff of Joy Challenge DT - #89 Jane's Sketch

 front of card

close-up showing texture of  Moondust linen effect cardstock

 angled photo showing glittered flowers in Willow's hair

close-up showing glittery flowers, swirl & corner detail

inside of card

The Whiff of Joy Challenge #89 is a sketch by Jane. Since this is my final posting as a Guest on the Design Team I would like to thank everyone involved for making me so welcome & allowing me to learn much from the experience.

I purposely substituted a swirl for the sentiment on the sketch so that the card could be used on several occasions (Christening/Dedication or New Baby). To see how the other members of the Design Team interpreted the sketch have a look here.

Recipe
Stamp Whiff Of Joy Willow Holding Baby.

Inks etc... Memento Tuxedo Black (image), Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink for inking most cardstock edges.

Colouring Derwent Coloursoft Pencils, Paper Stumps & Sansodor; Stickles Glitter Glue (Waterfall).

Cardstock Moondust linen effect blue & Moondust blue, matt blue & matt white from "stash".

Punches, Dies etc... EK Success (Swirl Flourish), Fiskars (Lace Ornate Corner), Spellbinders Nestabilities (Labels Six), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Floral Fantasy).

The ribbon, single blue gem, flower gems, pearls & jewelled glittery blue flowers are from "stash" whereas the various sizes of pale blue gems are Papermania.

Below is a summary of what I learnt whilst colouring this image - it may be skipped if not of interest.

This is the first time I have coloured using pencils with paper stumps & low odour solvent to blend. Here in the UK Derwent Coloursoft pencils seem the most readily available together with Sansodor as the blending medium. I also have a set of Faber Castell Polychromos pencils & spent some time experimenting with both sets (each set is a tin of 36) finding that the colour range in the respective tins varied somewhat & that the type of cardstock I used made a difference. I was rather heavy handed at first with the ordinary cheap cardstock (WH Smith) & decided to try the smooth cardstock (Artylicious Bright White) which I have been experimenting with using when colouring with Copics. This proved  more efficient & much easier. I settled for using the Coloursoft pencils as I found them easier to blend & then did some research about the binding mediums for the respective sets - wax is used for the Coloursoft & oil for the Polychromos. Presumably that is what makes the difference in blending. I have read that the Prismacolor pencils have a concentrated amount of pigment & therefore are a superior quality but as yet I do not own any.

top image - Polychromos

bottom image - Coloursoft

left 2 colour sample rows - Polychromos

right 2 colour sample rows - Coloursoft

At the very top are 12 samples from a set of Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor (vegetable oil is used as the binder).

Realising that it probably wasn't a good idea to mix the different brands/binders on a project I decided to look at how the brands behave individually on the two different cardstocks. The right hand patches are blended towards the left using Sansodor. By far the easiest was the Coloursoft on the Artylicious Bright White. The Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor was hard going with the Sansodor on either cardstock & the tin has been relegated to a cupboard for later use when I am more experienced. The coarser texture of the WH Smith cardstock is visible with each brand.

(Click on images to enlarge)

Whiff Of Joy Challenge DT - #87 Layers

front of card

close-up of image panel

  

close-ups showing texture of red, white & Moondust blue cardstock, stamped swirls, paper piercing & the various embellishments (buttons, gems, pearls & daisy ribbon 

 

close-up showing sparkle of glittered & sanded wings, also the shine of

gems & red Mirri card

inside of card

 

This fortnight's challenge is "Layers". I was going to layer some flowers but realised that it really was a case of "less is more" with this card & so when it came to embellishing I limited the decoration to using buttons, gems, pearls & daisy ribbon. I carried the concept of layering through onto the inside of the card & simply used some lace to embellish the multiple layers. I also used layering to achieve the muted glittery effect on Melinda's wings: the 3 different colours of Stickles Glitter Glue were applied in layers, allowed to dry & then sanded. I was really pleased how this softened the harshness of the initial rather vibrant & thick glittering. See the Whiff Of Joy Challenge Blog for full challenge details & further examples of layering by the Design Team.

The image of Melinda reading/studying her book means that the card could easily be used for an encouragement card for someone returning to school or moving from a Junior School to a Senior one. The image also reminds me of Tracy Chevalier's novel "Falling Angels".

Recipe
Stamps Whiff Of Joy Melinda Reading Book & Whiff Of Joy Spring Swirls.
Inks Memento Tuxedo Black (image). Distress Inks (Barn Door, Chipped Sapphire & Weathered Wood) for inking cardstock edges, the Weathered Wood also being used for stamping the swirl pattern.
Colouring Copic Ciaos, ProMarker (for colouring lace), Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, Stickles Glitter Glue (Gold, Xmas Red & Ice Stickles Gold Ice).
Cardstock Moondust textured blue, Bits N Pieces A4 Assorted Embossed Card (Snow White Textures). textured red, red Mirri, white, navy & red. 
Punches, Dies etc... Woodware (corner rounder), EK Success (photo corner scallop), Spellbinders Nestabilities (Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, Classic Ovals Large & Large Deckled Rectangles).
Lace Wild Orchid Crafts.
Pearls Kanban.
Buttons Woodware.
The gems & daisy ribbon are from "stash".

Challenges Entered
Charisma Cardz Wk 35 - Inspired By A Song (I kept thinking of "Angels Watching Over Me")
Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight - Glitter & Sparkle
Crafts & Me #12 - Gems & Sparkle
Craft Your Days Away CYDA #3 - Girly 'n' Glitter
Crazy 4 Challenges C4C53 - Anything Book Related (see above)
Creative Card Crew - Back To School (see above)
Creative Inspirations Wednesdays Challenge #77 - Lace & Sparkle (my lace is on the internal layering)
Cupcake Craft #107 - Books & Stories (Melinda is reading a book & see above)
Fussy & Fancy #18 - Back To School (see above)
ISB #33 - Girlie
Magical Monday #4 - Lace (my lace is on the internal layering)
My Time to Craft #106 - Jewelled
Pile It On #35 - Pile On The Layers (see above)
Stamp & Create #5 - Pearls & Gems
Stamptacular #75 - Distress It! (all my cardstock edges have been inked with Distress Inks)

Whiff of Joy Challenge DT - #85 Jane's Sketch

front of card

close-up showing detail of image &

floral garland

close-up showing glittered swirl

& stamped swirls border

back of card

close-up showing swirls decoration &

paper piercing of message panel

dimensional view of the Shadow Box Card

A sketch by Jane forms the basis for the Whiff Of Joy Challenge #86. The details of a Design Team Call are also being posted with this challenge. The sketch lends itself to a number of interpretations - for suggestions see the examples from the rest of the Design Team.

I cannot honestly say which idea presented itself to me first when I saw the sketch: Jane's Punched Screen Card technique featured a couple of months ago on the Whiff Of Joy Tutorials & Inspirations Blog; or the Shadow Box Card format (for a tutorial on how to make one of these see Splitcoaststampers). Also, in accordance with my normal preference to make a card without explicit wording I have replaced the sentiment with a floral embellishment.

This snail image is one of my favourites - she just delights me & reminds me of Brian the fantasy snail character from "The Magic Roundabout" 1960s Children's television. This, along with "Blue Peter", Enid Blyton's books & such programmes as "Andy Pandy" & "Camberwick Green" were instrumental in my learning to speak & read/write English. 

Recipe
Stamps Whiff Of Joy "Cute Snail" (image), Whiff Of Joy Spring Swirls (swirl).
Inks etc.... Memento Tuxedo Black (image), Distress Inks (Dusty Condord & Worn Lipsitck) for inking all cardstock edges except the punched swirls, the Dusty Concord also being used for stamping the swirl border patterns. 

Colouring Copic Ciaos & Sketch, Stickles Glitter Glue (Cotton Candy), Liquid Pearls (White Opal).
Cardstock White "pebble dash" textured (mage panel) - Bits N Pieces A4 Assorted Embossed Card (Snow White Textures); Moondust mauve, white, textured white, pale & bright pink from "stash".
Paper Patterned vellum - Nancy Watt Collection from Making Cards May 2008. 
Punches Woodware (circle & scalloped circles, leaves, smallest flowers), Xcut (largest flowers), EK Success (swirl flourish).
Flowers The white spotted pink is Prima Esprit Orange & the white from "stash".
The jewel brad is Dovecraft, the pearls are Kanban & the gems are from "stash".

Challenges Entered
Anything Goes Wk 12 - Three Layers (I have 3 decorated layers on my card: the image layer inside the Shadow Box; the decorated layer around the circular opening; the decorated back)
Crafts & Me #11 - Petals & Pearls
Magical Monday #3 - Flowers (see above for fantasy snail)
Paper Play Wk 33 - Pink
Papertake Weekly - Recipe: 3-2-1 (3 types of bling - gems, pearls & jewel brad, 2 stamps were used, 1 coloured image)
Polka Doodles - Colouring Competition
Stampavie & More #105 - Swirls
Stamp With Fun #73 - Card for a Girl

Whiff Of Joy Challenge DT - #84 Fuzz

card standing

 close-up of image 

 close-up of Flower Soft & small felt flowers

 close-up of various "fuzzy" elements: felt flower garland, small felt flower

& Flower Soft flowers in baskets

inside of card

 

It is with a sense of privilege & delight that I am making this post for it is my first as a member of the Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog Design Team.  

Whiff of Joy Challenge #84 has the theme of "Fuzz". This involves incorporating anything "fuzzy" (felt, Flower Soft, flock etc.......) into a project made using a Whiff of Joy image. 

I covered the flowers in the basket Willow is carrying & the eggs of the Easter Basket accessory stamp (from the same Spring 2009 Stamp Kit) with Flower Soft & was really thrilled with the dimensional tactile effect this created. I also used an assortment of felt flowers to further embellish the project. Prior to this assignment I'd not really considered how versatile Flower Soft is, nor how sophisticated an effect could be achieved using the texture of felt. I had always associated the medium of felt with themes related to children so this project proved quite a revelation for me.

For further examples of how to interpret this "Fuzzy" theme have a look at what the rest of the Design Team have created.

Recipe
Stamps Willow image plus accessory stamp from Whiff of Joy Spring 2009 Stamp Kit.
Inks etc.... Memento Tuxedo Black (image), Distress Inks (Dusty Concord, Fired Brick & Mustard Seed) for inking cardstock edges, Pine Needles Distress Ink for sponging dark green card base.
Colouring Copic Ciaos, Letraset Fine Line Drawing Pen, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, Sakura Stardust Pen.
Cardstock Dark green, yellow, red & pale mauve from “stash”.
Punches/Templates Woodware (circle & scalloped circle, flowers), WS Tempting Templates Watering Can.
Pearls Papermania.
Flower Soft & assorted felt flowers from “stash”.

Melinda's Surprise

 front of card

close-up of image panel showing 

black textured glossy cardstock 

close-up photographed using flash to show sparkle

on wings, necklace, bangle & heart motif on dress

close-up of butterfly

inside of card photographed using flash to show

sheen of message panel & inking on embossed swirls 

(click on images to enlarge)

The Whiff of Joy Challenge #83 is a sketch by Bev Rochester. I have turned the sketch 90 degrees clockwise to suit my image &, wanting to make it look as if Melinda has been surprised by the butterfly whilst reading, I moved the central panel slightly  to the left to allow space for the butterfly. The butterfly was made using a Cuttlebug cutting die & embossing folder set & then inking the raised edges. The embossed panel decorating the inside was similarly inked.

Recipe

Stamp Whiff of Joy Melinda Reading Book.

Inks etc... Memento Tuxedo Black (image). Brilliance Lightning Black & Rocket Red were used for inking all cardstock edges, the latter also being used for sponging the butterfly & red embossed panel inside.

Colouring Copic Ciaos, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, Sakura Stardust Pen, Stickles Glitter Glue (Ice Stickles Crystal Ice & Ice Stickles Gold Ice).
Cardstock  Black textured, glossy black textured, holographic glittered gold,  textured bright gold cream Moondust, pale gold cream Moondust & red from "stash".
Punches, Dies etc.... Woodware (circle & scalloped circle, scalloped oval), Fiskars (ornate corner), Carl Edging Scissors (Colonial), Cuttlebug Cutting Die & Embossing Folder set (Butterflies), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Divine Swirl).
The gems were Kanban & the ribbon was from "stash".

Challenges Entered
Whiff Of Joy Challenge #83 - sketch
Flutterby Wednesday #113 - Use at least 3 layers inlcuding a fairy, butterfly or angel image
Totally Gorjuss #39 - Thinking of You (although the card does not explicitly say so it is suitable for use as a "Thinking of You" card)

Birthday Regency Stripe with a Whiff of Strawberries

front of card

close-up of image panel showing swirls

on textured glossy black cardstock

inside of card

Whiff of Joy Challenge #81 is a Photo Challenge. Both the colours & the image suggested "vintage" to me &, as the card is for a girl's birthday & we are in the midst of summer & Wimbledon Tennis, it seemed rather apt to use the Regency Stripe with strawberries motif patterned paper I had. The sketch I used (flipped to give the mirror image so that my image is facing the butterfly) was provided by Bev Rochester for the current Create4Fun  challenge.

Recipe

Stamps Whiff of Joy Kneeling Willow (image), Whimsy Proud Momma (sentiment), Artemio  Ref.10001037 (swirl).

Inks etc.... Memento Tuxedo Black (image), Brilliance Lightning Black (sentiment plus inking paper & cardstock edges).

Colouring Copic Ciaos, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, ProMarker (butterfly charm).

Cardstock Black, textured glossy black, dark cream, dark & light green from "stash".

Papers Nancy Watt Collection from Making Cards July 2008.

Punches Woodware (ovals & scalloped ovals, scalloped circles, flowers).

Charm GCS Imports Ltd.

The gems & brad were from "stash".

Challenges Entered

Whiff of Joy #81 - Photo Challenge

Create4Fun Wk 26 - Sketch
A Pocket Full of Posies #1 - One For The Girls
Crafty Cardmakers #24 - Inky Fingers (all the papers & cardstock edges are inked & the charm was coloured using a ProMarker pen)
Everybody Art #97 - Birthday (see above)
ISB #28 - Swirls (I have stamped swirls onto the flower petals & there are swirls on the textured glossy black cardstock used for mounting the image upon)

Magical Crafts #18 - Flower Power

My Time to Craft #97 - Zig Zags! (ric rac ribbon)
Rosie D's #74 - Summer Birthdays (see above)

Secret Crafter #89 - Strawberries & Cream (see above)
Sew Many Challenges #19 - Anything Goes!
Stamp & Create #2 - Charms (Whiff of Joy Stamps are stocked by Stamp & Create)
Stamps + Fun = Creativity #1 - Summer (strawberries, flowers & butterflies are images denoting summer)
Stamp Something - Vintage with Flowers (see above)

Stamp with Fun #36 - Birthday (see above)

A Different Musing to that Intended

front of card

close-up of image showing glittered wings &

sparkle on bracelet 

close-up showing textured glossy black cardstock,

floral ribbon & glittered shrink plastic flowers

inside of card

I set out with completely different colours in mind: green, red or blue in fact. It was the striped paper that caused the mauve to reappear - since I wanted to use stripes both horizontally & vertically it was this or various shades of black through to white. I still marvel at how a card makes itself as I work on it.

The card follows Sketch Challenge #3 given by Claudia Rosa on the Whiff of JoyTutorials & Inspirations Blog. 

As before the shrink plastic flowers were made from punched white shrink plastic with Stickles Glitter Glue for the flower centres.  

 
Recipe

Stamp Whiff of Joy Musing Melinda.

Inks etc.... Memento Tuxedo Black (image). Black Soot Distress Ink for inking cardstock & paper edges.
Colouring Copic Ciaos, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, Sakura Stardust Pen, Stickles Glitter Glue (Ice Stickles Cherry Ice).
Cardstock Moondust black, Moondust mauve, textured glossy black, white & pink from "stash".
Punches Woodware (circle & scalloped circle, flowers, edging punch).
Ribbon Hobby Craft.
Gem & Striped Paper from "stash".

Musing Over Tearing Paper

front of card

close-up of image showing glittered wings

& sparkle on bracelet

inside of card

(click on above image to see the sheen of the

Moondust mauve cardstock)

As I mentioned a few posts ago I have learnt much (& continue to do so) from the Whiff of Joy Tutorials & Inspirations Blog. This week Claudia Rosa has provided 2 very different sketches for inspiration with interpretations to be submitted by Friday 18th. I have completed Sketch #4 first - it had me thinking as there was an indication of torn paper being an element of the design. Tearing paper is not something I find easy - not because of damaging the paper - it's just that I don't seem to be able to get a reasonable result when I do attempt it. It occurred to me that the pattern on the sketch looked like deckle edging &, since I have a box of  decorative edging scissors languishing on a shelf, I thought I might experiment a little. I cut the paper, inked the edges & then fitted them back together again.

I thoroughly enjoyed colouring the image, I think it is the first time I have been able to colour & use the first image - the rubbish bin normally fills somewhat as soon as I start colouring. I shall be using Musing Melinda for the second sketch as I want to see what impact a different sketch & colours will have upon the same image. Hopefully I can complete the second project also before the deadline on Friday.

Recipe

Stamp Whiff of Joy Musing Melinda.
Inks etc.... Memento Tuxedo Balck (image). Dusty Concord Distress Ink for inking cardstock & paper edges.
Colouring Copic Ciaos, Letraset Black Fine Line Drawing Pen, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen, Sakura Stardust Pen, Stickles Glitter Glue (Ice Stickles Lemon Ice).
Cardstock White, textured white & Moondust mauve from "stash".
Paper Joanna Sheen Gingham Paper Pad.
Punches Woodware (circles & scalloped circle, hearts & scalloped hearts).
Paper Edgers Fiskars Deckle.
Pearls Papermania.

Joyful Whiff of Boyhood

front of card

close-up of image &  heat embossed black cardstock

close-up showing 2 star buttons, button embellished glittered

cardstock star & mesh-type ribbon

inside of card

It wasn't long after I first discovered blogs & the colouring of stamped images that I came across Whiff of Joy stamps, Katharina's blog & the accompanying Whiff of Joy Tutorials & Inspirations blog. I have learnt much from these & the accompanying Challenge blog. Katharina recently released a free digi image for her Followers & also has a candy draw (open until 8pm GMT 12th June) of 2 Whiff of Joy Store Kits.

This is my first entry into a Whiff of Joy challenge & having expected to keep using the same image for subsequent challenges I was thrilled to be told that I should order some stamps now for my birthday (not until August) & to start using them as soon as they arrive.

The Whiff of Joy challenge #80 sketch is by Donalda & I have based the colour scheme on the Crafty Cardmakers challenge of using my least liked & most favoured colours. That was quite a tall order for me as I like anything to do with colour, including black & white. I have noticed that I rarely make a card where yellow is predominant & I that I use black without thinking about it. So, for the purposes of this exercise I used black & yellow. The other factor that influenced my card construction was the Spider Henry Image for it reminded me of the brick-like stamp, the two checked papers & the mesh-type ribbon that I had amongst my craft supplies. All these seem to carry connotations of Spiderman. Since the card has a masculine theme I have used stars to embellish with - rummaging amongst the buttons for a suitable size with which to embellish 3 punched stars I delightedly came across just 2 (!) star shaped buttons. This card definitely had a life of its very own.

Recipe

Stamps Whiff of Joy Spider Henry digi (image), Elusive Images Texture Blocks themeplate UA4SP0150 (brick pattern on black cardstock). 

Inks etc... Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Inks (Aged Mahogany & Black Soot) for inking most paper & cardstock edges, VersaMark watermark stamp pad, VersaMarker watermark pen, Stampendous Detail Black Embossing Powder

Colouring ProMarkers, Letraset Black Fine Line Drawing Pen, Stickles Glitter Glue (Xmas Red).

Cardstock Textured black, Moondust black, black, white & maroon from "stash". 

Papers Provo Craft French Country Colors Bitty Scrap Pad.

Punches Woodware (large star & scalloped square), EK Success (scalloped corners), Xcut (small stars "waste" from a corner punch).

The red metallic thread that Henry hangs from is Gutermann Sulky (apologies - I am unable to access the correct foreign characters), the buttons are Woodware, the brads are from an embellishment kit of unknown origin & the mesh-type ribbon that Henry is mounted on is from "stash".

Challenges Entered

Whiff of Joy #80 - sketch

A Spoon Full of Sugar #105 - Celebrations! (Father's Day or Masculine birthday card)

Crafty Cardmakers # 22 - Least & Most (see above)

Cupcake Craft #94 - Dazzle Us (glittered star, shiny red metallic thread, sparkly gold mesh-type ribbon & shiny gold brads) 

Delightful Sketches & Challenges - Texture (textured black cardstock, stamped & heat embossed black cardstock, mesh-type ribbon, buttons & brads)

I Love ProMarkers #17 - Recipe: 2 different papers, 3 buttons & 1 ribbon

Magical Crafts #16 - Metal Madness (red metallic thread, brads, gold mesh-type ribbon)

Passion for ProMarkers Wk 54 - Books (one of the DT samples was made using Spider Henry)

Pile It On #22 - Quirky, why not? (a mouse dressed up as Spiderman is even quirkier than the quirky Spiderman himself)

Simon Says Stamp - Father's Day/Male Card

The Shabby Tea Room #13 - 'Just for Dad'

ETA 8/6 I had it marked on my manual list but forgot when posting

Stamp Something - Digi