PRO MARKER CHALLENGE & FRIDAY SKETCHERS

Used this great sketch from 'friday sketchers' with the 'pro marker, pumpkin and
cinnamon' challenge. The stamp is 'sugar nellie'- 'gold fish bowl'.
Pro markers used are, pumpkin, cinnamon, ivory, blush, pastel blue,
warm grey 1 and 3. Found that you can change the colours by over laying them
and by putting warm grey 1 over the top it sorts of 'mutes' the colour....
think i have a lot of playing with these pens to do as yet.
Thanks for taking time to look.
xxx blackdragon xxx

Rainbowladys challenge... 5 A-DAY

Finally found a fruit stamp.... who would have thought of looking on a 'da Vinci' themed plate? Well not me anyway!!!!
Anyhow, heres my offering this week, a 4x4... all images are stamped repo's of 'da Vinci' drawings... including the PEARS!
Used metallic pencils to colour very thing, and stazon saddle brown and tim holtz distress straw mat to stamp and shade edges with.
Hope this fits the bill cynthia.... Thanks for taking time to look.
xxx blackdragon xxx oldies at day-centre WEEEEEE!!!

Art adventure... SHELLS...

The big art adventure challenge is to make something with shells... real, stamped whatever.... my girls and i collected loads of them last summer when we were on holiday in scotland and i wanted to alter this charity-shop frame.... so heres our memory-box. The box frame has been painted aged and distressed... stamped with shells and a lovely saying... and some rub-ons added... the light-house, gulls and the words at the top.

I included the light-house as we collected the shells near a derelict one and i want the frame to remind the girls of that really happy day.

Thank you for looking. xxx blackdragon xxx

stampin for the weekend.... purple and yellow.. ANOTHER ANGEL

....as i said on friday, i'd do a proper project for this challenge... here it is..

I stamped a craft individuals angel onto vellum and coloured with metallic pencils, in shades of purple and yellow, then took a 3''x3'' wood frame, painted it yellow, used various stamps to age & distress it... darkened the edges with purple ink and added couple of purple paper flowers and some mica powder to add a bit of an 'ethereal' glow.

Thanks for taking time to look... xxx blackdragon xxx

WOW.... 3 in 1 Challenges

This is my favourite 'sugar nellie' stamp, coloured with pro markers... i need the practice... the sketch is the 'SKETCH & STASH' sketch for this week and its lovely to work with... i used new pink and white scrap book papers i brought from 'one stop cards', 'PINK & WHITE' is the challenge at 'ALLSORTS' and finally the 'SECRET CRAFTER'challenge is 'BLING'...

i've added bling to the flowers in her hair and to the centres of the daisies beside the image.

My photo skills are not the best... sorry about the quality of the picture.

Thanks for taking a look.

xxx blackdragon xxx

Roses on Paper challenge

This lovely 'Sarah kay' image is coloured with the dreaded pro markers again... 'practice makes perfect' they say.... the ' ROSES ON PAPER' Challege is PINK, YELLOW, & GREEN...so i used some VERY bright pink

scrapbook paper , cut some large flowers off another sheet, and made a panel from yet another sheet... added a co-ordinating ready made flower and this is my entry... hope its good enough and might even put my name forward for the guest designer spot.... high hopes i know!!!!

Thanks for taking time to look.

xxx blackdragon xxx

Dragonsdream, tag it on... dragonflies

Here is my tag for this weeks challenge on 'dragonsdreams, tag it on'

Dragonflies and butterflies... i used an oldish stamp... aspects of desisn i think, made a mottled background... or rather my girls did, using water colours and sponges, some angel hair, scrim, ribbon, wire butterfyy and mica powders.. although you cant see it on the photo the wings have a soft azure blue and tropical tangerine shimmer to them.

Thanks for taking the time to look. xxx

one stop craft challenge- lets hear it for the boys

Ryan is my nephew... hes 3 and loves makka pakka... so made him this... had to pinch one of my girls comics to get the images... never mind!!! The picture below is the card for his twin sister maddison, had to include it incase they think its favouritism!!!

Thanks for looking

Have a happy weekend. xxx

The corrosive challenge... sympathy card

Boy is this out of my comfort zone.... that being stamps and water colours!!!

Nan needs this so thought i'd combine her need with a challenge that i discovered on a 'buddies' blog.... coldwaters2.... thats you!

I used brought decoupage sheet and various types of card.... not my thing but nans pleased with it .... and i dont suppose what i think matters to much. Thanks for looking. xxx blackdragon xxx

stampin for the weekend.... purple and yellow

Thought i'd quickly do this rather sassy angel in purple and yellow.... good luck to all at stampin for the weekend, and i'll do a proper project in a day or two.

Angel coloured in pro markers.

xxx blackdragon xxx

PRO MARKER & SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP

This is a close up of the pretty little angel/ fairy... shes so much like one of my girls.... anyway... you can see how i shaded her face, hair and dress with the pro markers.... i have a long way to go but i am improving and it looks like i painted it!!!

Thanks for taking time to look.... comments would be appriciated... as would tips and hints on using these markers.

xxx blackdragon xxx

PRO MARKER & SUNDAY SKETCH AND STAMP

Sorry i have used this image recently but when i saw the lovely sketch and saw the colours of markers listed i just had to make one of my twins birthday cards using these.
Papers are from my stash.... not sure whoses.... sorry again.
PRO MARKERS used APPLE & PASTEL PINK plus
lime green, meadow green, pastel green, rose pink, coral, ivory, blush, dusky pink, pastel yellow, lemon, and for the shading pastel blue and warm grey 1.
I think i am finally getting to grips with these markers... i'm so into water-colours but i'm quite pleased with the subtle effect i achieved this time... but still alot to learn!!!

friday sketchers challenge

Here is.... another fatbook page using the great sketch from fridaysketchers.

The stamped image is water coloured with just a hint of glitter.... to look like fairy dust... thanks for taking the time to look. xxx

Crafts 4 eternity, sketch +purples and lilac

Sorry.... but the little fairy didnt look right in a square so i made it a circle.... hope thats ok?

This is yet another fat-book page.... love this sketch and will try to use it as intended very soon but i must get these pages done and posted.

Thanks for looking xxx

Colour create challenge....lemon, pink sorbet and chocolate

Another fat-book page... this time using a lovely stamp... cant remember whose.... i had to 'de-mount' all my stamps a while ago cos of lack of storage space.... anyhow, shes water-coloured using lemon, pink, chocolate, leaf green and azure blue.... like to keep to a small palette cos if not i make things that look 'muddy'. Have used just a hint of glitter on her wings.... hope whoever gets her loves her like i do!!!!!

Thank you for taking the time to look.

xxx blackdragon xxx

Rainbowladys challenge... G is for....

Rainbow ladies challenge last thursday was Gis for.... but you also have to have a tree on your project.... so.... i've done a green acrylic painted cross-hatched background, a stamped and gold embossed tree, butterfly and chrub are 'art- scraps' and i wrote 'think green'.... hope this fits the bill.... had fun making it anyway. xxx

Whiff of joy Brown and Blue

Another fat-book page...sorry!!! This little angel is my favourite of them all... wasnt sure about brown and blue but dont think its to bad.

Water coloured the angel cos i havent got to grips with pro markers yet,

thanks for looking. xxx

Inspirational-card-sketches challenge

I made these two fat-book pages using the sketch on inspirational-card-sketches challenge blog. Its a brilliant sketch that i think really makes the 'angels' stand out. I hope the ladies who receive these pages like them, and thank s for looking.

xxx

Dragonsdream, tag it on...Walk like an Egyptian

Here's my tag for this weeks challenge on Dragonsdreams.
The photo's not so good.... i cant take photos!!! There is gilding on the head-dress but it doesnt show up very well on here, 'Egypt' is stamped on a seed pod, and theres a little clay figure head i made from an art mould.
Thanks for taking time to look.
xxx

Pro marker challenge

This 'fat-book' page is for js swap, and i thought i'd try out my new 'pro markers and enter the challenge. I need more practice, its totally different to water colours but hey, i can only improve!!!!

Thanks for looking...Happy weekend. xxx