Crafty Meerkat: January 2014

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Scrapper's Delights - Cupid Release

I have some exciting news! I have been invited to join the New Release Team at Scrapper's Delights!!! If you're not familiar, you HAVE to go check them out. I'm a big fan of colouring fairies, hair, and dresses.....so this is a perfect place for me!

The first image I was given to work with was Cupid 2, available here.. She comes with or without wings, and is available starting today. Perfect for a Valentine or Anniversary card!

Copics Used:

Hair: C07, 09, black

Skin: E000, 00, 21, 11

Outfit: R24, 27, 29, C05

Wings: RV00, R81, 83

I used my Spica pen to add sparkle to the wing tips

When an image is this cute, it makes putting the rest of the card together pretty easy! I used some Bo Bunny papers and rub-ons, added a ribbon from the dollar store and stamped a heart from Close To My Heart - and voila!

This Cupid isn't the only one being released today, so be sure to head over to Scrapper's Delights and check them out! While you're there take a look at the challenge blog and play along!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
City Crafter - Love Story
Crafty Sentiments - Recipe
Everybody Art - heart
Fan-tastic Tuesday - cute/sweet
Our Daily Bread - pink, red and white
Victorine Stamps - Valentines

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

JIC - Dilly Beans and Swirls

Hello! Welcome to another Team A challenge at Just Inspirational Challenges. This week our theme is......

SWIRLS!!!

And I have to say, the theme fits perfectly with our sponsor, Dilly Beans.

If you haven't checked out these super funky characters, now's the time! There's a BOGO sale going on until the end of January. Or you can try your luck and enter your card at Just Inspirational Challenges, 'cause one lucky winner will receive 3 images from the shop!

I've been all about the hedgehogs lately, so when I saw Amalia and Crinkles I just knew I had to work with her!

Copics used:

Hair: BG11, 13, 15,18

Dress: YG05, 07

Hedgehog: E11, 31, 33

Flower: R05, R08

The swirled flower is by Bo Bunny and the stamp is Playful Flourishes by Close To My Heart

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Happy New Year from JIC!

Hi everyone and happy New Year!
I'm so excited to announce JIC has gone through some changes and is going into 2014 better than ever. Fantastic sponsors have been lined up including Dilly Beans, The Paper Shelter, Sassy Studio Designs, Kenny K, and MANY more. Check out the full list here, there are sure to be some new artists you've never seen!
January's monthly challenge at Just Inspirational Challenges is about New Beginnings. It can be however you interpret it - new job, new family, new resolution.

This month's sponsor is Bunny Zoe's Crafts and the prize is a $10 gift certificate to the shop, located here.

I decided to use the Saturated Canary image Cinders. What better story of new beginnings than Cinderella starting her new life....and considering it all happened at the stroke of midnight I thought a New Year card fit the theme perfectly.