Queen for a Day

Apologies for the lateness of this post.  I started to write it earlier when my laptop was hijacked by Windows 10.  I had just loaded the photographs when a pop-up appeared saying the laptop was re-starting to complete the installation of Windows 10.  I have been declining the free upgrade for months on the grounds that I have never had an upgrade which did not upset half my settings.  I have no idea how it managed to gain access to my system but now I have to deal with the fall out, it took hours to install and I have already found three things it has changed.

Back to the card I wanted to share with you today.  As most of you will know, the current Crafty Boots Challenge  is 'Queens, Princesses and Crowns'

This little cutie is 'Sweet Tooth - Let them Eat Cake' from Tiddly Inks.  I coloured the image with Promarkers, added some faux pearls to the hem of the dress, some glitter to the crown and candles and then mounted it on red card and some silver mirri.

The backing paper is from my stash and the sentiment was part of the Tiddly Inks set.

Have a good evening.

Dionne

A Girls Gotta Do What a Girls Gotta Do

We have reached the midway point in the Crafty Boots Queens. Princesses and Crowns Challenge and we have two fabulous Guest Designers this week.  Susan (aka Aunty Sue) and Maya won our 'Easter' challenge.

I have two cards to share with you today, both cards feature a Tiddly Inks image.

I have used my Presscut Center Stepper die to make the card blank, for both cards.  I then coloured them with a Promarker and decorated them with Stampin' Up washi tape.

This image is called 'Everyday Princess', I coloured the image with Promarkers and mounted it on silver mirri card.  The sentiment is also from Tiddly Inks.

The other image is simply called 'Wryn'.   I coloured the image with Promarkers and mounted it on silver mirri card.  The sentiment is also from Tiddly Inks.

The are some amazing cards by our fabulous Design Team, please take a few minutes to visit the Crafty Boots blog to see them,

Dionne

The Queen and the Apple

It is almost the weekend, yea!  What are your plans for this week?  I am hoping to see my family, we have had a few birthdays recently and I have quite a pile of presents to deliver.

The current Crafty Boots Challenge is also celebrating a birthday, a lady far better known than my sister - Queen Elizabeth II.

This lovely lady is also a Queen, she is from Saturated Canary - I am sure you can guess which story she is from.  After colouring her with Promarkers, I mounted her on silver card and some blue card.  The backing paper is from my stash and the lovely leaves and hydrangeas were part of a recent order from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Have a great weekend.

Dionne

You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs

Thursday already, where has this week gone?

When I first heard about the current Crafty Boots Challenge my first thoughts 'where on earth am I going to find stamps with crowns'?  As it turned out, they are so easy to find, I never realised that little queens and princesses are such common themes.

These images illustrating the story of the Princess and the Frog are from Tiddly Inks.  The image of the princess is called 'Kiss Me' and the cute little frog and the sentiment are from a collection of sentiments called 'Froggie Thoughts'.

I coloured both images with Promarkers and mounted them on silver mirri, I also added a sprinkling of glitter.  The papers are from my stash and the pretty poppies are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Don't forget to enter you projects into the Crafty Boots 'Queens, Princesses and Crowns' Challenge.

Good Luck.

Guinevere of Camelot

I know one or two of you will be wondering where I have been because I have not been around for the last couple of days.  I must apologise, all I can say is migraine, sorry!

So, better late than never, here is my post for the new Crafty Boots Challenge, which started on Monday.  Most of you will know that Queen Elizabeth II was 90 this year.  At the moment there are all sorts of activities to celebrate this amazing event and Crafty Boots is has dedicated this Challenge to The Queen and has called the challenge 'Queens, Princess and Crowns'.

This stunning image of Queen Guinevere is from the pencil of the amazing Terri Sherman of Delicious Doodles.  I coloured 'Gorgeous Guinevere' with Promarkers and Wink of Stella pens.  I then mounted her on some silver mirri and punched red card.

The backing picture is also from Delicious Doodles, it is called 'Camelot', I coloured this image with my F&C polychromos pencils (this is such a pretty image, I really must use it as the main image some time so you can see all of it).  The sentiment is from Tiddly Inks.

The Crafty Boots Design Team has been very busy making stunning samples, do make sure you pop over to the blog and take a look for yourself.  

Don't forget to enter your regal projects.

Good luck.

Dionne

Party Time

There a still a few days of the current Crafty Boots Monochrome Challenge and I have another colourful monochrome design to share with you today.

This lovely dress image is a Fairydoodler stamp, from Teddy Bo and Co, called 'Short Prom Dress'.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and then mounted it on silver mirri card and navy blue card.  The backing papers are from Stampin' Up and so is the sentiment stamp. The High Heel Glam Stiletto Shoe die is by Tattered Lace .

Well, the weekend is almost here and it looks as if the sun is going to shine.  Have a lovely time.


Dionne

Butterfly Baby

It is a Bank Holiday today in the UK, so most of us are enjoying a long weekend.  The English, with our ironic sense of humour, joke about the weather always being disappointing for Bank Holiday weekends.  I wonder how today will turn out, the forecast is for rain, now there is a surprize!

We are at the midway point in the current Crafty Boots Monochrome Challenge and I am still enjoying myself experimenting with single colour cards.  Now, before you point out that I have not coloured the skin of this little  fairy with purple, the Crafty Boots rules do allow for flesh to be flesh tone (although I note this does not apply to hair!)

I coloured this cute little Butterfly Baby from Saturated Canary with Pomarkers.  I than mounted the image on some silver mirri card, the backing Paper is from Stampin' Up, as is the sentiment Stamp.  The Card Candy is from Craftwork Cards and the die is one from my stash, I am afraid I have no idea who made it but I got it from C&C many years ago.

There is still plenty of time for you to enter your monochrome projects into the Challenge, just pop over the Crafty Boots blog, and don't forget to check out the cards from our fabulous Guest Designer as well as some more cards from our lovely Design Team ladies.

Dionne