Anything Goes Challenge Starting Today at TTCRD

Hi all! We have a new “anything goes” challenge at Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD). Our sponsor this week is Stamping Studio. Stamping Studio’s prize is one image from each of their artists. You also have an invitation to join their Stamping Studio Facebook group. After you join you will be alerted to freebies and specials.

The artist that I have chosen is Miss Daisy Stamps. Her images are so much fun and very pretty and cuteness overload. A little about Miss Daisy: “One of my favourite things to do is to create for you and see how you design with my images! I love seeing your creations and being a part of your creativity and the special ways that you share your cards. It’s a pleasure and delight to own Miss Daisy Stamps and design for you. I have loved drawing forever. To be able to ‘go to work’ each day and do what I love is a dream come true. I praise God for the opportunity and gift that it is. Thanks for being a part of my daily inspiration. I always look forward to creating with you. Happy Stamping! Love, Miss Daisy”

I have chosen “Daisy Girl” for my pop-up card. This is just the second time that I have used Spellbinder’s Decorated Birthday Pop Ups die and I love it! I have definitely used a lot of blue, so I guess I can say, “I have stepped out of my Copic comfort zone.”

Below the "Daisy Girls''s" picture you will find a list of all the supplies that I have used in “Miss Daisy” project. At the end of this post you will also see affiliated links for supplies. I have tried to give you a range of stores for your shopping pleasure. If you do shop the stores I have linked to, I will receive a small commission.

COPICS:

Skin: E000, 04, 11, 13, 50, 51, plus R11, 20;

Hair: YR20, 21, 24, plus E15, 18;

Flowers: W1 plus B91 for shading, centers Nuvo Crystal Drops Dandelion Yellow;

Dress and Socks:  B91, 93, 95, 97, plus Y13, 17;

Stem and Leaves: YG61, plus G46, 82.

DIES:

Spellbinders Lacey Squares, Decorated Birthday Pop Ups;

Memory Box Precious Daisies (I have not been able to find this anywhere on line.);

Cheery Lynn Grass Die.

CARDSTOCK, etc.

Designer Paper from my stash;

Gina K Designs Powder Blue base weight;
Gina K Designs White layering weight;

                Strathmore Bristol Smooth 300 series.

INKS:

Gina K Designs Powder Blue.

OTHER:

T-square;

Perfect Paper Adhesive;

ATG;

Scissors;

Craft knife;

Foam Tape.

Challenges that Daisy Girl is entering:
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Color Inspiration Link-Up - Anything Goes with hand coloring

Just a little note from the crew at TTCRD:

• 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.

Thanks for stopping by! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contacting me.

Aletha Jane
AJ’s Design Artz

TTCRD July 4th "Anything Goes" Challenge

Happy Freedom Day to everyone in the United States!

Welcome to our first Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD) challengefor July 4, 2017. The theme is “anything goes”, as it is every week. Team A designers were honored to create and color images from Morgan’s Artworld. Click on the name of her shop and check out the amazing Fae artwork.

Here’s a little history about Morgan: ‘’Morgan Fitzsimons is a British artist, illustrator, and author. Borth in the north of England in1939, she has been drawing and painting since she could hold a brush. Morgan studied at LJMU, gaining her NDD, ATC, AND BA. Morgan is a tradional artist and works in many mediums. Her artwork has been displayed all over the world. Morgan has also been involved in many art related and non-art related industries. She taught in scho9ols for 20 years and retired as Head of Special Needs. She has also developed and published educational packs and teaching aids as well as fictional work. She has also been involved in designing costumes for various opera and theatre companies, and was also a wildlife artist for several chairities and organizations.’’

Most of you know I am happiest when I color hair and flowers with Copics. “Fae 3” from Morgan Fitzsimons was right up my alley.

Here’s the list of Copic colors:

Skin: E000, 04, 11, 13, 50, 51, plus R11, 20 for cheeks;

Hair: BG90, 93, 96, 99;

Blue Flowers: B23, 24, 26, 29, 41, 91, plus V04;

Violet Flowers: V01, 04, 06, 09, plus B23;

Yellow-orange Flowers: YR20, 23, 24, plus RV63, 69;

Yellow Flowers: Y11, 13, 15, 17, plus YR24;

Leaves: G40, 82, 94, 99, and G20, 21, 24, 28, 29;

Background: W00, 0, 1, 2, 3, plus Colorless Blender;

Other: White Molotov Extra Fine 1mm acrylic paint pen.

Another note about my coloring: I have started using Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface 300 Series stock. And I must say, this is now my favorite cardstock for my alcohol marker coloring.

• To those of you who continue to play along with us (TTCRD) 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.

Blog challenges that I am entering:

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge – Anything Goes

Morgan’s Artworld Challenge – Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you join us for our TTCRDweekly “anything goes” blog challenge. I will see you all again on July 18.

Aletha Jane

AJ’s Design Artz

P.S. Below are a few affiliated links where you can purchase some of the supplies that I have purchased for this project.

SS Copics Sketch SBC-Copics SSS-Copics Molotow White Paint Pen BTS-Bristol Smooth SSS Bristol Smooth AZ Bristol Smooth

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TTCRD New Challenge Today

I think I am finally getting things sorted out so I can enjoy more time in my studio. This is my first post for the Through the Craft Room Door (TTCRD) Blog Challenge. I am thrilled that I was one of the "chosen ones" to be added as a design team member. All challenges are “anything goes” and they run for a month.

This week you will see projects from the TTCRD design teams. Today Team A will be creating with images from illustrator/artist Maria Emilia of Mari Digis. Mari has some of the cutest images, and I particularly love the “big-eye art”.

A little bit about Maria:

“My name is Maria Emilia and I love to draw. Through Mari Digis I was able to offer my designs to more people so they can color and attach them to their craft projects. Seeing the fabulous arts of so many people keeps me constantly inspired to create new sketches! "

My “big-eye art” image that I chose is “I Am Art”. My first process was coloring with Copics. Coloring is one of my ways to relax, be it markers, watercolors, or pencils. I have printed “I Am Art” on to Bristol Smooth 300 series. I really enjoy coloring with alcohol markers on this stock. Everything seems to blend flawlessly. My sizing for the image is around 4”, which is the perfect size for an A2 size card. Now just few guidelines for my process.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, 00, 02, 04, 11, 13;

Cheeks: R20;

Hair: YR31, E29, 43, 44;

Hat, Apron, Shoes: R05, 08, 20, 89, W7;

Blouse, Brush tip: BG10, 11, 13, 15, 49;

Capris, Eyes, Brush Barrel: YG91, 93, 95, 99.

I do not have process photos, so I will explain as best as I can. All links to my supplies are listed below with several merchants.

After my Copic coloring, I trimmed the image to 3” x 5.5” and added a slight rule along the 5.5” size with Memento Lady Bug ink. I just tapped the sides to the pad to get a really narrow strip of red ink.

I trimmed a piece of Gina K Designs Red Velvet cardstock to 4” x 5.5” for an image base. I could not find any designer paper that I liked. My stash of washi tape came to my rescue and it was the perfect turquoise to match the BGs I used in my coloring. This was all attached to a Gina K Designs White 120# cardstock base trimmed to 4.25” x 11” and folded from the top to make a top folding A2 card.

To finish the card I die cut Simon Says Stamps’ “Believe in the Season” which pairs with the stamp set “Believe in the Season”.

Challenges that I am entering are:

Artist Inspiration – Anything Goes

My Creative Scoop – Color Inspiration Link Up

Pammie’s Inky Pinkies – Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes w/Optional Twist

Kraft’n Kimmie’s Stamps – Use die-cuts

  

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Thanks so much for stopping by! I do hope that you will head to our blog, Through the Craft Room Door, and join us for “anything goes”.

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.

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

C9 – Concord & 9^th

DA - DecoArt

DDS – Donna Downey Studios

EH - Ellen Hutson LLC

GKD – Gina K Designs

JG – Joggles

LFL-Love from Lizi

SAS - Shareasale

SBC – Scrapbook.com

SS – StampingScrapping

SSS – Simon Says Stamp

SZX - Sizzix

I am art digital image SSS Believe stamp set SSS Believe Die SBC - Vagabond 2 SZX Vagabond 2 SBC Vagabond 2 SS Copics Sketch SBC-Copics SSS-Copics AZ Bristol Smooth SSS Bristol Smooth GKD Red Velvet GKD White #120 Cardstock SS Double Sided Tape EH ATG AZ ATG EH Stick It large SS-Tool 'n One SBC Tool 'n One SSS-Tool 'n One SS ORIGINAL MISTI SSS-MISTI Original SBC Misti Original SS Lady Bug Memento EH Archival Jet Black SS Archival Jet Black SBC Archival Jet Black EH T-Square SSS T-Square SBC Uniball Signo White Gel Pen EH Uniball Signo White SSS Uniball Signo White Gel Pen

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