Anything Goes Challenge at TTCRD

It’s that time again at Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD) for the next weekly “anything goes” challenge. You will have until Monday, August 21, to enter our fun challenge. Our sponsor this week is Crafts and Me. They are offering a prize of £8 digi voucher.

Just a few notes about Crafts and Me: 

"We are a small family crafts business that came about when as a card making family, my daughters, young granddaughters, and I that is! Not our men, who do not make cards, (although my husband has had a go), could never find the stamps and crafts that we had seen advertised. So, in the end, we decided to start up “Crafts and Me”, enabling us to get the products we wanted and to offer other crafters like you.

We love the different ranges of stamps and crafts that we get from all over the world and we hope you will love them too! Our aim is to give you the best possible customer service that we can, and to treat our customers just as we would want to be treated ourselves.

Enjoy looking through our shop. If you cannot find a product you would like, or if you have any suggestions about our shop, we would love to hear from you. Email us at info@craftsanddme.co.uk; we are always looking for ways to improve our site."

Artist Jeremiah Ketner, a Chicago based artist, who tends to paint charming little creatures floating through pastel dreamscapes. His Japanese pop art imagery tends to describe the casual and carefree side of life. Jeremiah Ketner has been busy painting and exhibiting his works all over the nations.

Jeremiah’s image that I have colored is Spirals. You can purchase, at Crafts and Me, this image and others by Jeremiah, as a digital image or as an unmounted rubber stamp.

The photos below give you an idea of what I color first and the Copics I used also. I am working on a coloring video, but that will come later.

Depending on the technique, the background is what I color first.

The splotches are created with alcohol and micro-fine tip applicators. 

Skin and blush are next.

The way I color skin is lightest color first, darkest next.

My technique is E50, 04, 13, 11, 53, 51, and E50 again, blending as I go with each color.

The blush is R20 as the shade, and R11 for blending. I hope this makes sense.

Hair is my next area to tackle.

I do a lot of flicking with hair and work from light to dark.

The two photos above are the coloring of  the Jasmine, Orchids,

dove, and dress. At first her dress reminded me of bark.

I really did not want brown again, so it turned into leaves.

Other supplies (all links below) are Bristol Smooth 300 series for my cardstock,

accents with Memento Markers in Pear Tart, Sweet Plum, and Bamboo Leaves,

and a Molotow white pain pen for more background accents.

My finished project.

• A reminder to all who play along with us each week: You can enter twice and both need to be new projects. No back linking allowed either. All entries must mention and have a link to Through the Craft Room Door
• To those of you that continue to play along with us every week, thank you so much! We appreciate you sharing your creations with us and truly enjoy your talent!
• To see how the winners and top 3 are selected click here to check the “Challenges Rules” tab. information.
• The July/August edition of the “Through the Craft Room Door” (a short version) online magazine can be viewed HERE.
• If you are interested in subscribing, please check HERE and click on “Magazine Subscription” tab for more information.
• You are invited to submit your cards and projects for our September/October issue. Please check HERE and look under the “Magazine Submissions” tab for information regarding requirements or contact Sandra or Cara at TTCRDmag1@gmail.com.
• If you are interested in becoming a Designer or Guest Designer for “Through the Craft Room Door”, please check out the link HERE for more information.
• If you look at the top of my sidebar, you will see a sneak peek of the July/August issue of our online magazine.

I will be entering the following challenges:

Crafting by Design – Anything Goes

Stamps by Star – Hand Colored Image

613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes w/optional Shabby Chic twist

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions,

please contact me.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

Some affiliated links are listed below at no cost to you. The supplies for making this project were purchased by me, but if you click on the pics below and make a purchase, I get a commission. I want to thank everyone for their continued support of my art.

New Challenge at TTCRD

Happy Tuesday to all my peeps! We, the Through the CraftroomDoor (TTCRD) Design Team A, have an “anything goes” challenge up and running. This challenge ends August 7. Our sponsor is Nikki Burnette of Spellbinding Stamps.

Meet Nikki Burnette:

“My name is Nikki Burnette and I am the artist of all the artwork that you see on my website! I am originally from Cleveland, Ohio, but I currently reside in Columbus, OH with my loving husband of 5 years, our daughter Ariana and our two adorable cats: Jensen and Willow. My daughter and kitties provide constant inspiration for me!

I have been an artist my entire life, but began my professional fantasy art career when I began to sell ACEOs on eBay in 2006. You may have heard of them, but in case you haven't, ACEO stands for Art, Cards, Editions and Originals. They are miniature paintings measuring 2.5x3.5" and are highly collectible. I was fortunate to be well received in the ACEO community and started to grow a fan base. People started asking for originals and prints in bigger sizes and they also wanted a variety of products featuring my artwork. So I started to branch out and over the past 8 years it has turned into something that I feel so fortunate to have now. My art is collected worldwide and I'm licensed with a variety of different companies. I have also been lucky enough to be published in a book and a few magazines and online publications. I also attend fairs and conventions across the Southeast and have recently had the privilege of having my artwork on the cover of the ImagiCon 2010 program cover!

I have been asked before Why fantasy art? And this is my response: ‘Fantasy art is where my heart lies. I love being able to escape the reality of our world for even just a few hours and enter a new fantasy realm where witches play tricks on Halloween Night, fairies fly around the sweet smelling rosebuds, and mermaids swim gracefully through the water with their dolphin friends. ‘

I mainly use watercolor and ink to create my fantasy fairies, witches, vampires, pirates, steampunk and mermaids and offer my art in many different sizes including ACEO (2.5x3.5"), 5x7", and 8x10". I turn my original art into a variety of items to offer you a fun way to experience my art! I create hand-embellished limited edition prints, custom paintings, magnets, stickers, bookmarks, pocket mirrors, buttons, coloring pages and more! These are all made in my studio and shipped to you by me, the artist!

I feel so privileged to be able to do something that I enjoy so much every day and am thrilled that you have taken the time to read a little bit more about me and my art! Thanks for stopping by!”

I have chosen a gorgeous Steampunk image Copper. And like Nikki said, she loves Fantasy. She has some amazing images ready for your creativity. Her Etsy shop is aurella27.

I have colored Copper on Bristol Smooth 300 series with Copic markers. I will have a tutorial for insertion in the September/October 2017 issue of TTCRD online magazine. Within the tutorial the Copics will be listed.

Please take a few minutes and read the information about our online magazine and blog: 

• To those of you continue to play along with us every week, thank you so much! We appreciate you sharing your creations with us and truly enjoy your talent!
• To see how the winners and top 3 are selected you may check the “Challenges Rules” tab above for more information.
• The July/August edition of the “Through the Craft Room Door” online magazine, please check HERE.
• If you are interested in subscribing, please check HERE and click on “Magazine Subscription” tab for more information.
• You are invited to submit your cards and projects for our September/October issue. Please check HERE and look under the “Magazine Submissions” tab for information regarding requirements or contact  Sandra or Cara at TTCRDmag1@gmail.com.
• If you are interested in becoming a Designer or Guest Designer for “Through the Craft Room Door”, please check out the link HERE for more information.
• If you look at the top of my sidebar, you will see a sneak peek of the July/August issue of our online magazine. The September/October issue will be published sometime around September 20.

Challenges for Copper are:

Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge – Anything Goes

Always Fun Challenge – Anything Goes/no cards

613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes w/Optional Twist of Monochrome

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Until next time, never stop your creativity!

Aletha Jane
AJ’s Design Artz

Supplies used are below and linked to my affiliated companies:

Day 2 of the Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge 2017

Wahoo! Day 2 and 28 more days to go. I am so glad I decided to join in the fun this time around. I am talking about Kathy Racoosin’s The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge. Head over to Kathy’s blog and find all the info you need.

I have completed the coloring of Flower Fairy by Teri Sherman of Delicious Doodles. Did you know that there are several places on Facebook to share your coloring or projects using Teri’s images? Here are a few links for you…Teri’s coloring group, and Delicious Doodles group.

I do prefer Copics as my coloring medium. Here is that list (and it’s a long list):

Skin: E000, 00, 04, 11, R20;

Hair: E70, 71, 74, 77, 79;

Wings: RV10, B000; Eyes: G40, 92, 94,

Background: B00;

Blues: B21, 24, 26, 29;

Yellows: Y13, 15, 17, 18, 28;

Violets: RV52, 34, 66, 69;

Orange: YR20, 21, 23, 24, 27;

Reds: R21, 24, 27, 29;

Greens: G40, 82, 94, 99.

I guess that will be it for today. Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, please contact me via email or message me on Facebook.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

Day 1 of the Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge 2017

I am taking the plunge for my second time around during Kathy Racoosin’s 30 day color challenge. This is Kathy’s seventh year as host for this amazing challenge. There is no pressure; you can color as long as you want each day, even if it’s just for five minutes.  You can also use any art medium you want. This challenge is not limited to just markers. Today is the first day and I hope that you can join us all.

My first day of coloring is the hair on this beautiful image, Flower Fairy, illustrated by Teri Sherman of Delicious Doodles. This image is described as a “coloring page,” but you can reduce this, and most of Teri’s other images, to card size. 

I did color the skin earlier this week. Day 1 is the coloring of her hair. I will, hopefully, finish coloring Flower Fairy in the next few days.

The Copic colors for the skin and hair are:

Skin: E000, 00, 04, 11, R20;

Hair: E70, 71, 74, 77, 79.

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, please email me or contact me on Facebook.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

Let Your Hair Down with Paper Nest Dolls

I have a very sweet project for you today. The rubber stamp that I used today is from Paper Nest Dolls, entitled “Let Your Hair Down” Isn’t she the cutest? Christine Young is the designer and artist. Check out her shop. She has rubber stamps and digital images available.

My first thing to do was the Copic coloring and finding a die to use. I settled on a Spellbinder’s die and my Copic colors are:

Skin: E000, 00, 11, 13, R20;

Dress: BG10, 11, 13, 18, T5, and

R21, 22, 29;

Hair: Y23, YR21, E15, 18;

Roses and flowers in hair: R21, 22, 29,

with gold gel pen for accents.

My oval frame was cut with a Spellbinder’s die out of Ocean Mist 100# cardstock from Gina K Designs. I also used Gina K’s “Here Comes the Sun” designer paper for my background. As you can see in the picture, my card layers are the designer paper, Gina K’s 120# White, and more of the Ocean Mist. My final touches are the flowers and flat-backed red pearls, all from my stash.

“Let Your Hair Down” will be entered in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes w/optional twist

All Sorts Challenge – Hearts and/or Flowers

Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions, please contact me. Most of my used products are listed below.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

Some affiliated links are listed below at no cost to you. The supplies for making this project were purchased by me, but if you click on the pics below and make a purchase, I will receive a commission. I want to thank everyone for their continued support of my art.

The legends for all affiliated/non-affiliated links are:

C9 – Concord & 9^th

DA - DecoArt

DDS – Donna Downey Studios

GKD – Gina K Designs

JG – Joggles

SAS - Shareasale

SS – StampingScrapping

SSS – Simon Says Stamp

Let Your Hair Down SS Copics Sketch SSS-Copics SS Blending Cardstock SSS Blending Cardstock EH Blending Cardstock SSS Prism Die Cutting Machine SS-Oval Floral Die SSS-Oval Floral GKD White #120 Cardstock GKD-Ocean Mist Cardstock GKD-Here Comes the Sun DP SS Tuxedo Black AZ-Tuxedo Black Memento EH Tuxedo Black SSS Tuxedo Black SS Double Sided Tape AZ-Foam Tape SSS Foam Tape SS-Clear Wink of Stella SSS-Clear Wink of Stella JG-Clear Wink of Stella GKD-Clear Wink of Stella AZ-Clear Wink of Stella EH-Gold Gel Pen AZ-Gold Gel Pen SSS-Gold Gel Pen JG-Gold Gel Pen EH-Teflon Bone Folder AZ-Teflon Bone Folder SSS-Teflon Bone Folder

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