Make It Crafty Design Team Inspiration: Phoebe

Hello!  How was everyone's Monday?  I hope your week is off to a good start!  I'm here to share my latest Make It Crafty design team inspiration with you!  As you may have heard on social media if you follow MIC there, Zoe has decided to take a break from the monthly challenges.  This month's will be the last challenge *until further notice* and it's a good one - ANYTHING GOES - so we hope you play along!  You can find July's coloring challenge HERE!

I colored up the gorgeous Phoebe for my project.  This beauty is so much fun to color and when you buy the digi from the shop you get several different versions of her!  I selected one of the cropped and framed ones to work with.  She is colored with Copics.

I layered some dies, added a rhinestone flourish, and used one of Zoe's awesome chipboard sentiments to finish off my card!

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Phoebe

Friend Brush Script Single Layered Word Chipboard

Additional Products Used:

La-La Land Crafts Dies-Filagree Candle, Presents Border, Small Scallops Border, Stitched Bracket Border, Stitched Pennants

Recollections Rhinestone Flourish

Copics Used:

Skin-E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20, R22

Hair-E50, E51, E53, E55

Eyes-B00, B02, B04

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Regan

Make It Crafty June Coloring Challenge: Animals

Hi there!  Welcome to another Make It Crafty Coloring Challenge!  This month Zoe has challenged us to color ANIMALS, and she assigned each member of the design team a special insider challenge.  You could be asked to focus on feathers, scales, or fur...  I was given fur to showcase.  I color more people than animals so this was a bit out of my comfort zone (Zoe likes to do that!  Lol) . I figured I could keep us both happy by coloring Carlie with Giraffe.  

They are colored with Copics and cut using La-La Land Crafts Double Stitched Squares.  I added a MIC chippie as well as a few other LLLC dies.  Here I've used Open Hearts Doily Border, Lattice Border, World Heart, and Tree Branch.

Hope you liked my crafty inspiration!  Join us over at the challenge for your chance to win one of three $5 gift vouchers for the MIC shop!  To be eligible you must use at least ONE Make It Crafty product on your project and follow the challenge theme.  All coloring mediums are welcome and your entry does not have to be a finished project.  Enter our Animal coloring challenge HERE!

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Carlie with Giraffe

Sending a Big Hug Cursive Outline Chipboard Sentiment

Copics Used:

Skin-E000.E00, E04, E11, E21, R20, R22

Hair-E23, E31, E79

Clothes-B32, B34, B37, R81, R83, R85, N4, N6, N8

Giraffe-E50, E51, E53, E55, E93, E95, E97, E99
Grass/Leaves-YG61, YG63, YG67

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Regan

Make It Crafty May Coloring Challenge: Flora

Hello!  Welcome to another month's Make It Crafty coloring challenge!  The theme for May is Flora.  I have been coloring flowers more often since joining the team so this was a fun challenge for me and it fit perfectly with a 100th birthday card I needed to make for someone who loves flowers and butterflies.  

I started with the Happy Flower Arrangement then merged the butterfly from Butterfly Lily.  Both are colored with Copics.  I then added a chipboard birthday sentiment, also colored with Copics.  The dies are all from La-La Land Crafts.  I've used Loopy Doily, Cherry Blossom Fan, Cherry Blossom Border, Two Butterflies, and Shabby Flourishes.  I also added a few enamel dots.

Hope you liked my crafty inspiration!  Join us over at the challenge for your chance to win one of three $5 gift vouchers for the MIC shop!  To be eligible you must use at least ONE Make It Crafty product on your project and follow the challenge theme.  All coloring mediums are welcome and your entry does not have to be a finished project.  Enter our Flora coloring challenge HERE!

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Happy Flower Arrangement

Butterfly Lily

Birthday Word Chipboard (2.0)

Copics Used:

Flowers-Y21, Y35, V01, V06, V09, V20, V22, V25, V28, V99, E27, E29

Leaves-YG91, YG95, YG97, Y28, E87

Butterfly-V01, V06, V09

Happy-BG10, BG72, BG75

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Regan

Make It Crafty April Coloring Challenge: Dew Drops

Hello!  I am here to share my Make It Crafty design team inspiration for this month's coloring challenge!  Zoe likes to really push us out of our comfort zones and encourage us to try new things.  Well, this month she absolutely succeed in giving me crafty anxiety!  Dew drops are the theme!  I have never before attempted this technique so what you're seeing is my first attempt.  Ok, well, not VERY first.  Two previous attempts with two different images ended up in the bin.  But I persevered and I am glad I did.  Don't give up!  Once you get a few under your belt, it really is an easy technique and adds a lovely detail to your image.

I ended up coloring this Peonies digital image.  I don't often color flowers so this project is a departure from my norm in several ways.  My coloring was done with Copics.  I followed some tutorials on how to create the dew drops.  (Zoe has included a couple on the challenge post to help you.)  I decided to make a Thank You card so colored up a Thanks single layered chipboard word sentiment.  I added a few La-La Land Crafts dies to my card as well.  Here I've used Scallop Border, Small Scallops Border, Lattice Doily Border, Heart Fan, Open Leaf Flourish, and Peacock Feather.

Hope you liked my crafty inspiration!  Join us over at the challenge for your chance to win one of three $5 gift vouchers for the MIC shop!  To be eligible you must use at least ONE Make It Crafty product on your project and follow the challenge theme.  All coloring mediums are welcome and your entry does not have to be a finished project.  Enter our Dew Drops coloring challenge HERE.

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Peonies digi stamp

Thanks Single Layered Chipboard Word (2.5")

Copics Used:
Flowers-R81, R83, R85, R89
Leaves-YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99
white gel pen and white colored pencil for dew drop highlights

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Regan

Make It Crafty March Coloring Challenge: Spring Skies

Hello!  It's March and where I live there's no telling what we are going to get weather-wise.  After we were just buried under over a foot of snow this week, I am seriously wishing for something a little more Spring-like!  It seems only fitting that our Make It Crafty coloring challenge this month is to create Spring Skies (with white puffy clouds, of course)!  I had never done this before so was a little nervous, but with some guidance (check out Zoe's awesome Coloring Skies eBook HERE, now on sale with the coupon code from the challenge post) it was much easier than I expected!

I combined a couple of MIC images to create my beachy scene.  I colored Avery at the Beach and Beach Umbrella with Copics then used the markers to create a sky as well.  And who can resist those gorgeous chipboard word sentiments?  Not this girl!  I added the single layered word Love, also colored with Copics.

I was able to squeeze in a few dies, too!  All are from La-La Land Crafts.  I used Love Owl Tag, String of Hearts Border, Heart Header Border, and Heart Doily Border.

Hope you liked my crafty inspiration!  Join us over at the challenge for your chance to win one of three $5 gift vouchers for the MIC shop!  To be eligible you must use at least ONE Make It Crafty product on your project and follow the challenge theme.  All coloring mediums are welcome and your entry does not have to be a finished project.  Enter our Add Spring Skies coloring challenge HERE!

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Avery at the Beach

Beach Umbrella

Love Single Layered Chipboard Word (2.5")

Copics Used:

Skin-E000, E00, E04, E11, E21

Hair-E70, E74, E79

Bathing Suit and Umbrella-B32, B34, B37, B39

Sand-E30, E33, E34, Copic Black Multiliner

Sky/Clouds-BG000, B00, B60, C0, C1, C3

{hugs}
Regan

Make It Crafty February Coloring Challenge: Add Extra Details

February is traditionally the month of hearts and flowers, but at Make It Crafty it's all about details...  This month's coloring challenge is to use a black pen to Add Extra Details (such as zigzags, stripes, dots, patterns, etc) to your image.  Now normally altering a digi stamp is against most companies' Terms of Use, but Zoe has given us a free pass this time with her MIC images.  Please be sure to always contact an artist or company owner for special permission before altering other digi images. 

I wanted to color Ginger for a birthday card but she looks a bit, ahem, au natural under all that hair despite the off the shoulder sleeve that the artist drew.  I added a scoop neckline and right side definition to her shirt with my fine tip Copic multiliner.  She is colored with Copics and though her hair took me hours it was definitely worth the effort!

I dressed up the card with my usual assortment of dies, all from La-La Land Crafts.  For this project I used Hello Tag, Presents Border, Filigree Candle, Build-a-Frame Fancy Large, Fancy Doily Border, Stitched Elements, and Booktab and Labels.  I added some flowers and a flat back pearl from my stash plus one of MIC's awesome chipboard words!  I colored Wishes with my Copics and paired it with a stamped sentiment.  

Hope you liked my crafty inspiration!  Join us over at the challenge for your chance to win one of three $5 gift vouchers for the MIC shop!  To be eligible you must use at least ONE Make It Crafty product on your project and follow the challenge theme.  All coloring mediums are welcome and your entry does not have to be a finished project.  Enter our Add Extra Details coloring challenge HERE!

Make It Crafty Product Used:

Ginger

Wishes Single Layered Chipboard Word (3.0)

Copics Used:

Skin-E000, E00, E04, E09, E11, E21, R20, R22

Hair-E09, E13, E17, E19, E79

Eyes-B00, B05

Clothes-BG10, BG72, BG75, BG78

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Regan

Make It Crafty January Coloring Challenge: Skin

Hello!  I am thrilled to be announcing that I am back on the Make It Crafty design team - this time as a full-time MIC gal!  Thank you, Zoe, for having me!  In November MIC kicked off its coloring challenges with "Glow" followed by a fabulous "Sparkle" theme in December!  Did you see?!?!  There were some gorgeous entries!  This month we are back with a new challenge theme: Skin!  I tend to use the same color combo for skin tone every time I color.  For my project today, I needed a darker skin tone so I had to shake up my Copic colors!

This awesome digi is Biker Dad.  You can find him in the MIC store and he's perfect for any guy (dad or not) who love motorcycles!  As usual, I have loaded up the card with dies.  All the ones I've used here are from La-La Land Crafts (Skyline Border, Steampunk Border, Happy Stitched, Double Stitched Squares, Fancy Numbers, Arrows, Gears Heart, and Steampunk Corner).  I also used two chipboard words from Make It Crafty!  I colored "birthday" and "celebrate" with Copic BG75 and then coated them in Turquoise Stickles.  These words are so amazing and such fun to work with!  They are super versatile and you can combine them with stamps, dies, or other chipboard to create custom sentiments.  MIC also has a fabulous line of chipboard shadow boxes and little houses that you can build and decorate!

Hope you liked my crafty inspiration!  Join us over at the challenge for your chance to win one of three $5 gift vouchers for the MIC shop!  To be eligible you must use at least ONE Make It Crafty product on your project and follow the challenge theme.  All coloring mediums are welcome and your entry does not have to be a finished project.  Enter our Skin coloring challenge HERE!

Make It Crafty Product Used:

Biker Dad

Celebrate Single Layered Chipboard Word (2.0")

Birthday Single Layered Chipboard Word (3.0")

Copics Used:

Skin-E11, E13, E23, E25, E27, E70

Bike and Hair-N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, Y11, Y17

Clothes and Spray Bottle-B32, B34, B39, BG13, BG15, BG75, R24, R27, R29, R89, Y11, Y17, YR18

{hugs}
Regan