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 Inspiration Design: Flowers for Mom

Hello!  How is everyone doing?  We are half through the week!  And has it been a hectic busy one!  There has been quite a bit of coloring and crafting going on for design team projects and orders.  I even partook in a 12 Days of Coloring Challenge!  But today I'm popping in to share my most recent design team inspiration for Make It Crafty!  

I received several orders for Mother's Day cards and keeping with the Flora theme for this month's MIC challenge I selected Flower Corner Arrangement to work with.  I opted for a mostly monochromatic color scheme in blue (with just a hint of green and gold, like my eyes).  I kept it simple and added just a few dies.  All are from La-La Land Crafts (Fancy Doily Border, Build-A-Frame Fancy Large, Honeycomb, Filigree Crown, Filigree Hearts) except for the Mom word die.  The latter is from SugarPea Designs.  I finished with a few enamel dots as embellishments.

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Flower Corner Arrangement

Copics Used:

Flower-B37, B91, B93, B95, B99

Leaves-YG61, YG63, YG67

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Regan

Make It Crafty Inspiration Design: Kick Up Your Heels

Hello!  Today I have some Make It Crafty Inspiration for you!  I decided to make a masculine card this time.  I know Mother's Day is in a couple of week's and Father's Day is over a month off, but I was inspired to use Tap Dancing Heel Click for a card for my dad.

The image is colored with Copics.  I added a bunch of La-La Land Crafts dies and one Tim Holtz On the Edge border die (Star Cluster).  The LLLC I used are Photo Elements, Skyline Border, Hello Tag, Lamp Post, Sunburst, Bracket (from Bracket and Arrow set), and Clipboard.  I also added one of Zoe's awesome chipboard sentiments.  This one is a cursive sentiment and it's a work of art all on its own!  I colored the mat with my B95 Copic and left the top as the natural cream chipboard color.

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Tap Dancing Heel Click digi stamp

Live Laugh Love Cursive Sentiment Chipboard

Copics Used:

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

Suit/Hat/Umbrella/Shoes-B91, B95, B99, R35, R37, R39, R89, YR21, Y28, E84, E87

Shirt-W1, W3

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Regan

Make It Crafty Inspiration Design: Time to Celebrate

Hi again!  Popping onto the blog this evening to share another design team project- this time for Make It Crafty!  I colored up Zoe Party Girl for today's card.  She was so much fun and I enjoyed working with pink and orange together!

This little big-eyed anime cutie is named after our fearless leader and she is ready to party!  I colored her with Copics and then trimmed my image panel into a square before matting it.  I thought some angles would add nice visual interest so I turned the two layers in opposite directions slightly.  Of course I added my usual plethora of La-La Land Crafts dies as well as a sentiment created from MIC chipboard.  The dies featured here are Presents Border, Open Hearts Doily Border, Lattice Border, Filigree Candle, Filigree Bow, and Dress.

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Zoe Party Girl digi stamp

Cheers Adapt-a-Word Chipboard Set (Time to)

Celebrate Single Layered Chipboard Word (3.0")

Copics Used:

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

Eyes-E70, E74

Hair-E50, E51, E53, E55, Y21, Y23

Dress/Hat-R81, R83, R85, R89, YR00, YR02, YR04

Shoes-N2, N4, N6

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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 Inspiration Design: Treasured Friend

Hi!  I'm popping in with a quick share of my latest design inspiration for Make It Crafty!  I have been hit with yet another head cold this week which has thrown a bit of a wrench in my schedule.  After an epic night, which involved twelve hours of sleep and countless tissues, I feel ready to face the world.  From my bed.  In my pajamas.  From behind the computer screen.  But ready nevertheless!

For today's project I used the lovely Krista Smith image, Mermaid Sparkles.  I gave her purple hair because she is that cool!  Coloring was done with Copics. I added a MIC Friend single layered chipboard word and some chippie Tinklings Stars (also colored with Copics) plus a generous supply of La-La Land Crafts dies as well. The dies I used were: Lattice Doily Border, Lattice Border, Star Border, Seaweed Border, Wave Border, Stitched Elements, Sea Critters (Club Kit August 2017), Under the Sea, and Seaweed.

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Mermaid Sparkles

Friend Single Layered Chipboard Word (2")

Stars Tinklings (.25")

Copics Used:

Skin-E000, E00, E04, E11, E21

Hair-BV000, V17, V25, V99

Tail-YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97

Shell/Star-R81, R83, R85

Rock-N0, N2, N4, N6

Water-BG10, BG72, BG75

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Regan

Make It Crafty Inspiration Design: Fangtastic

Hello!  Anyone who knows me knows Halloween is my favorite holiday!  It may only be March on the calendar, but it is never too early to be thinking about October!  Every year I say I am going to start my Halloween (and Christmas) cards early and then every year I still find myself scrambling last minute!  Well, not this year!  Here is my first Halloween card for 2018 featuring Mini Dracula from Make It Crafty!  He is colored with Copics, fussy cut, and popped up with foam squares.  I also used a MIC chippie which reads "fangtastic".

Dies are all from La-La Land Crafts except for the Weathered Clock Bigz die and Drip Edge Thinlits by Tim Holtz (Sizzix).  The LLLC ones are Ornate Border Large, Tombstones, Frightful Fence, Eerie Bats, and Spider Web Border.  The blood spatter was made with a Martha Stewart punch.

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Mini Dracula

Fangtastic chipboard word (from Halloween Adapt-A-Word set)

Copics Used:

Skin-N0, N2

Eyes-Y35, Y38

Hair-N2, N4, N6, N8

Clothes-N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, R35, R37, R39, R89, BV000, BV02, BV04, BV08, BV11

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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

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Regan

Make It Crafty Inspiration Design: Hello Sunshine

Hi there!  It's been a busy week with Valentine's Day in the middle of it all, but I still found some time to color up this gorgeous new digi from Make It Crafty!  I don't usually color flowers so this one was a bit different for me, but I loved the challenge!  Zoe has a whole selection of gorgeous new floral images in the shop!  She has all the elements available separately so you can build your own or you can choose from several gorgeous pre-made options like the one I've used here!  Hello Flower Arrangement is colored with Copics and popped onto a relatively CAS (for me!) card.  The only dies I've used are two from La-La Land crafts: Filigree Elements Border and Filigree Border.  The fun part was deciding which awesome chipboard word to pair with it!  I could have used "Beautiful" or "Gorgeous" but I finally settled on "Sunshine"!

Make It Crafty Product Used: 

Hello Flower Arrangement

Sunshine (from Sending Adapt-A-Word chipboard set)

Copic Markers Used:

Hello-BG10, BG72, BG75

Sunshine-Y11, Y17, Y38

Flowers-YG00, YG11, YG61, YG91, G94, G99, R35, R37, R39, R81, R83, R85, R89, BV000, BV04, BV08, BV11

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Regan

Make It Crafty Inspiration Design: Sweet Girl Primrose

Hello!  I am here to share a little Make It Crafty inspiration!  This weekend Zoe released some new Krista Smith images .  There are three of them: Jillian Creates, Primrose, and Violet's Red Rose.  And they are all perfect for Valentine's Day!  I am waiting on an order of chippies so I can really get to work on my Valentines but I couldn't resist printing out and coloring up Primrose in the meantime!  I will be stalking my postal carrier for sure, though.  Waiting for new crafty supplies is always such sweet torture!  Lol 

She is colored with Copics and cut using the Stitched Nested Circles die from La-La Land Crafts, matted with Lacey Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  Almost all of the other dies are from LLLC as well.  On this card I've used Filigree Border, Scalloped Banner, Love Doves, Ornate Border Large, and Heart Fan.  The treble clef is from a Memory Box die called Musical Motifs.

I had to dig into the chipboard I have left to find the perfect words for this card and luckily I came up with "sweet" for the image banner and "girl".  I colored both with Copics.  I dabbed the base for "girl" with Memento Rich Cocoa ink the coated the pink colored portion with Glossy Accents.

Don't forget that the monthly coloring challenges are back and for January the theme is SKIN!  We hope you'll play along!  Thanks for checking out my most recent creation!

Make It Crafty Products Used:

Primrose

Sweet (from Baby Adapt-A-Word chipboard set)

Girl Single Layered Chipboard Word (1.5")

Copics Used:

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

Lips/Flowers-R81, R83, R85

Eyes-B21, B32, B34

Hair-E70, E74, E79

Leaves-G94, G95, YG11

Banner-C1, C3

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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