That Lucky Tara

Hey guys a little quiet around here :)
 We are still currently playing with hair over the

Make It Colourful challenge and you could go check it out HERE.
Lots of Inspiration for you to gander on as well.

This is my play with hair.... my MIC girl had lots of hair for me to play with.

I'm showcasing Lucky Tara today in which she's from the latest MIC addition , 

Meadow Girls Collection. 

Do you notice my card no flowers!!!!!! This is rare for me not to add flowers to my cards but I felt she didn't need since the image itself was busy with pretty clovers and so I just sat her on a card with a perfect sentiment.

my sentiment is from the LDRS  Vintage Affections Friends sentiment collection

Thanks for taking your time to stop by my corner I'll be back soon with lots going on in the Month of May I tell ya :)

HUGS

Ruby

Copic Combo HAIR: E07,E19,YR04,YR14,YR24,Y15

SKIN: B60,E0000,E000,E50,E51

DRESS: C1,C3,0

EYES: YG63,YG11,G20,Black

CLOVES:G28,G14,G99,G11,G20,YG03,YG63,YG67

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Meadow Girl Collection

Lucky Tara

MIC Girls rockin New MIC Sitting girls Hop

UPDATE WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER
AND THE WINNER IS
Rovianne

Welcome to the Make it Crafty Sitting Pretty Blog Hop...

We're showcasing the gorgeous, new, Sitting Girls and we'll help you on your way into the sparkly, flashy, new Make it Crafty Store too. If you've arrived from Rhea's Blog, you're on track. You'll find the new Store to be much more user friendly. Plus, there's a fab Gallery Feature attached to your account, so you can upload your own Make it Crafty projects, and like and comment on the other cards you see.

To celebrate the opening of the new Store, we have up to 25% off products across the Store. No code needed. This offer runs until Sunday 22 June. 

What's a Blog Hop without prizes?

Leave a comment in The Store Gallery for a chance to win the entire Sitting Girls Collection, or one of two $10 Gift Certificates. More comments = More chances of winning.

Each of the ten Sitting Girls are hidden, plus Robbie the Sailor Boy, somewhere amongst all the stops of the Blog Hop. We'll be randomly selecting a winner from all the comments left on the relevant Blog. You have until Sunday 22 June to get your comments where they need to be. 

So, let's get this Blog Hop going...
I'm featuring two girls cuz I couldn't just color one. I teamed up Jacinta Sitting/Thinking with the wavy blonde hair and Rebecca Sitting with the Brown straight hair.

Both are watercolored with Distress inks and ONLY distress ink pads this time.
A very easy soft tone card and yes it's for sale email me if you're interested but best hurry cuz my mates are going to DIBBS it once this goes live lol!

I used  lots of pastel pink, aqua and light greys for this card , a little shabby chic you should say.

easy peasy lemon squeezy and that's all from me today.

   Thanks so much for hopping by. Your next stop is Marika.
If you get lost, here's the full Blog Hop...

Make it Crafty Store Blog

Delphine

Jennifer

Stephanie

Andrea

Rhea

Ruby (ME)

Marika

Kay

Dorinda

Annie

Carla

Janice

Barbara

Erin

Bronwen

Faye

Store Gallery Have Fun :)

My one and Only

Hey peeps sorry I took long in sharing my latest take on the

Make It Colourful challenge going on right now. I had technical difficulties once again with puter ugh!!! I literally locked out of it!

Anyways here I am showcasing a new release from MIC  this awesome background is called 

Country Cottage Bird Bath

I combined  the scene with the utterly adorable Butterfly Lucy from C.C Rubber stamps. I had to color her again you know lol! Rarely happens when I re-color an image??

A few pixs and I'll send you on your way.

My DP is from Crafts and Me Philomena digi paper set.

 All I have to say utterly BEAUTIFUL!

Thanks for the love and I'll be back very soon. 

XX

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Country Cottage Bird Bath digi

 

Crafts and Me

Philomena  digi paper set

Sepia is MIC new challenge

 

 

 

 

Hey I'm back and I'm slacking on my postings I know.... sorry!

I might have to get stronger coffee me thinks.

 

Today I wanted to share my take on the new challenge over Make It Colourful. The theme is easy I assure you. The easy challenge is to color with browns and the "hard" is coloring in monochrome like

 SEPIA.

I used Sweet Stephanie digi and colored her with copics. You could find the coloring recipe at the bottom of the post.

This card was planned to be a Valentine's card and I actually had it taped lightly and had flowers and embellishments sketched out and everything. Well I had my sister over to pick an image for her bday card she expects every year which was on January. Well she saw this image and became hardheaded that she wanted this one and wouldn't have it any other.....ugh!!!! SO I had to start it alllllllll over and recreate a bday card lol! I really loved the result I must admit.

 

The Olivia banner comes from "Use your words"  Little Darlings Warm fuzzies sentiments and also the vintage bday sentiments  was used on the bottom base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copic coloring recipe

 

Skin:E70,E71,E40,E41,E50,R00,R20,R0000,0

Hair: E71,E74,E79,R02

her dress and flowers were used with the combinations of the very same colors used from the skin and hair.

 

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Sweet Stephanie digi

MIC Blending coloring paper

 

Little Darlings Rubber stamps

Warm and Fuzzies sentiments

 

I'm working on some more Crafts and Me creations at the moment so I'll be back soon to share that.

Thanks for swinging by and make sure to check out the challenge and hopefully you join us.

XX

Ruby 

Hello I'm back!!!

 

HIYA GUYS!!!!

OMG how long has it been Oh I feel so bad leaving my corner so quiet. That had to be the longest I've gone without posting.

 

A few things have changed but first HAPPY BELATED HOLIDAYS LOL!

I have been over the top busy with that. After all the holiday commotion I went into a marathon of creating for CHA, just made it phew! Oh yeah and then at last the hubbies bday party.

 

So much to tell but won't do it all today lol!

 

 

New year and new adventures. With more time on my hands I'm hoping to get create  more coloring tutes here. That will be my MAIN goal.

 

Ok lets move on to today's posting.

YIKES! I am way late on this post lol! This was my coloring creation for the MIC challenge. It started on the 1st and I was up to share on the 14th. I did get to share it on the MIC store blog so you might of seen it there.

I have to be honest I either been so warned out so my coloring energy hasn't really been where I would like it to be lol! O_O 

 

I had a scene using another Tress. which BTW this is Tress! One of the newest MIC digis. I was saying I had a scene going and then BLAH I had to stop. I wasn't really liking the result and had to jump into this one. All was well until I decided to add some sparkly back splash..... long story short I lost half of the coloring on the left side. I mean it was smeared and some was completely gone lol! Like you literally saw white spots. I had to recolor and try to save her eye lol! It was a hot mess but nevertheless I do like it if I hold it up far ha ha ha! but all kidding to the side.It almost does look dimensional IRL.

 

 

 

 I hope you likes and please swing by again tomorrow. I will start sharing my CHA creations :)

I'm also a guest to somewhere ha ha ha You'll just have to come by to check it out on the 4th.

 

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Tress Skating digi

Copics

Skin:E21,E000,E11,R20, R00

Hair:E87,Y26,Y04,E50,YR21

Jeans:B29,BV00,BV02,BV04

Eyes and bow : B29,BV04



Melissa's Balloon muscle definition for MIC

 

Guess what MIC challenge blog has a very fun exciting theme.This time as you know you have the option of playing an easy challenge which is using skin tone colors you usually DON'T use and the harder one for some is defining bone and muscle structure.

 

I actually have the tendency to do this to many of my images. Well I try lol! but I have to say I might of picked the wrong image to do this one lol! Ok can you say "Orphan" much lol! (crazy good movie)

 

I colored MIC Melissa's balloon and as you can see she seems a little over the edge as is and I enhanced her muscles......... baaahaaaa  ummmm yeah ...... I wouldn't get close to her. I think what helped tone her down was those chubby cheeks me thinks.

 

 

 

 

 

I hope I give you some inspiration and ideas how to enhance bone structure or muscles like Melissa :) If you wish to give this challenge a try I say print on a regular copy paper and use a pencil to pick your shades and enhance slowly. Then take your result and transfer your idea  with your markers to your good paper. That will help you as a guide and make things much smoother for you. Remember

 keep it fun and don't give up :)

 

I hope you like my card and for more inspiration please visit my gal pal teammies for exquisite inspiration over the challenge blog HERE.

 

Copic recipe down below :)

 

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 It was my Lauren's bday on Monday 11-11-13 uhhh  just realized she was one day off for the crazy number people were trying to get married on. 11-12-13.

This was just a small cake we bought her since her party is in the works. I LOVE the picture were she's covering her smile LMBO! she has never done that before so I think it was cute. I think she was on cloud 9 because we were all singing to her.

 

I did her a quick crown so she could take to school since she was giving away cream puffs to the teachers and cupcakes to her class. I wanted her to wear a special bday crown.

The name was cut in different pink tones but the camera kept picking up red.

 

 

 

I should of taken the picture before she left to school but I forgot. When she came back home it was a bit beat up by then lol! Oh well sigh...... lol!

 

Well thanks for stopping by my corner and appreciate your comments

Sweet kisses

Ruby

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Melissa's Balloon digi

MIC blending paper

 

Copic Recipe
Skin:E000,E01,E21,R20
Lips: E04,R29
Hair:100,C1,C3,C5,C7,BV20,BV02
Dress:R39,R29,R24,R22,W1,W5,0
Balloon:R20,R11,RV0000,RV10
shoes:R89,R29,R22



Make It Colourful challenges are back and me too!

Hey peeps I'm back and running a little late but I'm here and I wanted to shout the good news to you!

Make It Colourful challenges is back and I AM TOO!!

I was invited back to the team and extremely humbled Zoe wanted me to come back lol!

but I'm just hopeful I could bring my A game with such talented team.

I get to create something very cool with my MIC team once a month so looking forward to that :)

 

For the first challenge is color with Orange/ black or if you want to kick it up a notch try the spooky background. You know I had to try the spooky background but I WAS SCUR at my own background.Coloring and shivering I just kept scaring myself ...... I have NO IDEA what I did but looks like a hot mess so I'll just go with it lol!

OH how about pairing MIC Spooky house background digi with one of the new

Saturated Canary Scary digis uuuuhhhhhh lol!

Her name is Arrow Zombie and she's a digi as well.

 

The coloring was done with a combination with Letrasets and copic markers.

 

Ok now Swing by the challenge blog for more Inspiration from my team if you DARE whaaaaahaaaaahaaaa!((in my wicked scary witch voice)

No not scary enough?? ok I give up lol!

 

I'll be back ...hmmmm I think I'll be here the next few days so just come on back.

Enjoy your day!

 

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Spooky house background digi

MIC BLENDING PAPER

 

Saturated Canary

Arrow Zombie

Thank You for all you've done

 Welcome all to my blog. This posting is extra special for a few reasons. 

Today some of the MIC girls have an Inspirational line up of awesome creations to fit the theme of 

"A surprise gift for a friend"

Now if your coming from Aeryn's blog your right on track. I could just imagine the art work she's done sigh.... 

Don't worry the line up is very short lol! It's only a few of us doing the hop and now brings me to the sad part of my post

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taking a breather.........sigh...

it's with heavy heart and with lots of tears believe me. To share that I have decided to step down from my Make It Crafty DT position. I've been through so much with them. Highs and lows, we had lots of coffee splatters all over our computers, we cried together, we LAUGHED, we TALKED!!!! boy does this team could talk, lol! 

You know how some DT groups could be a little or sometimes TOO quiet lol! well NOT these girls here. If you missed a day of not checking your messages from them. You must of missed @100 emails or comments easy and that's a day, lol!

The girls mean so much to me and have INSPIRED me so much you just can't imagine how much.

Later on I say my official good byes to the team and you could image how hard it's going to be lol! There were a few tears from me and them already LOL :(

Ohhhh my girls please don't forget about me and this card is dedicated to all of you. All the oldies and the newbies :)

Keep up the good work and we'll be seeing each other <3 p="">

Zoe......my friend my mentor. Know that I will always be around for you and if you need a product tester... I  got you lol! Thank you for having me and it's been an honor creating aside with you and the rest of the team.

I heart you girls.

How do I get rid off this knot on my throat and teary eyes :( just like Rosabella here.

this is a close up of just the coloring.

she looks more happy here right :)

My coloring is done with Spectrum Noir markers

 and it was requested from some of my followers, to please share the inside of my cards lol! 

but I also have a hard time with that lol! Sometimes I just don't know how to even start.

 A few black pearls, flat flowers and a coordinating tag for this one. I hope you like my card and thanks to all my followers for keeping up with my ranting and what not lol! 

I WILL CONTINUE to create with MIC product so please don't leave me just yet lol! I love MIC :)

Thanks for stopping by my corner and leaving me some thoughtful comments. Your next stop is my crazy friend Trudie lol! I wonder what she's done probably some rubbish project but I'm certain I'll be shouting DIBBS on it, LOL!! I know she's coming with rocks in her pillow case lol! Oh that was an inside joke.We had a farewell pillow fight for me ha ha ha. Ok now I'm talking too much so I better go :)

Enjoy the weekend peeps,

((tight tight hugs)) MIC CREW XOXO

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MIC Rosabelle digi

Spectrum Noir Recipe 

Skin: FS1,TN1,TN2,EB2,BG2,CR2,CR4,Blender

Lips: DR1,DR7

Hair: GB8,EB1,EB2,BG5

Dress: IG1,IG7,IG10

Flowers: BT1,BT2,BT4,BG3,BG5

Ruffles on dress: BT1,BT2,IG1,IG2,IG4,blender

Gloves: IG1,IG4,FS1

Lucy's Dirty blonde Hair

Did you miss me!!!??? Oh I've been in serious crafting mode lately. At he beginning of the week I had 9 projects to finish up for CHA. I am happy to announce I'm down to my last two. Once I started there was no stopping me. I can't wait to go to CHA....WHOOHOOOO!!! 

BUT for right now let me share with you one of the latest NEW MIC IMAGES AVAILABLE at the store NOW!!!!!!!!! OMG I just fell in love with the features on their face.UGH TOOOOO CUTE!!!!

It was my turn to share on the MIC store blog and I decided to share how I colored Lucy's dirty blonde hair. Not that her hair is dirty but .... You know what I mean right lol!

OMG Look at Lucy's eyes lol!!!! BTW you might not see it but I colored her ears extra pink to go with her crossed arms :)

That's my sophie ALL DAY!!!!!

Ok let's start the process.

First you want to lay your undertone with Y26 

Then you detail and add with your E44 not so heavy in the hand so it doesn't take over.

Next go back with your Y26 to bring out the undertone just a bit more. 

 My final step would be blend  out with E41 and don’t forget to leave your highlights untouched or gently touched that would be your choice.

If you have an unsteady hand like me then go back go back and softly very softly either add more or just enhance your shading with E44.

This is my result and I preferred to touch my highlighted area with E41 but oh so lightly.

This is my what I did with her. Very simple and bright of course.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to come back for a HOP that will take place on the 15th which starts here.

I'll be sharing CHA PICTURES everyday when I get a chance to jump in here so look out for that too.

I have so much to share but I can't leak pictures just yet but once CHA is over we're bringing down the house with new projects posting all the time whoot whoot, lol!

Ok signing off your girl Ruby

MIC PRODUCT

Lucy’s-Broken-Dolly

SKIN: E000, E11, E13,W1,W5, R20,R32

DRESS: G12,YG63,YG67, BG05, BG78, R32,V000,V01

HAIR: Y26, E41, E44

Hollywood Movie Premier Night!

Flashing Lights.....HOLLYWOOD MOVIE Premier!!!!

Welcome to the Make It Crafty and simply Betty collaboration of a Hollywood theme image release. The two organizations have brought a variety of versatile images and that brilliantly work together so nicely.

This is Day Two of the Hop but if you're just hearing about it then come on with it but you have to start at my wonderful team mate Barbara's blog HERE.

Our 2nd Day starts today and the first person in line would be Suzi so if you came from her site then your right on.

O so now this is what I created to share and you know at a Hollywood Movie Premier it's SO GLAM!

I have no idea what movie is premiering but it looks to me it could be, "Man in Black III" will go.

evidently this is my friend Colleen LOL! The cute hair is there and that's why I gave her some light blonde brown hair (wink wink)

Though I highly think she dresses cuter :)

Everything has been coloured with copics.

My Hollywood scene has a variety of merged images and they are

MIC Watching Movies Background

and I threw in some Laser chipboard Gears Galore to give it a film camera mimic :)

and from

Simply Betty

At the Movies Jude

Lady Lola

Little Usher Miller

Movie Gala Betty

Not much of embellishment because sceneries are mainly the focus right.

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Now for some candy!

You want to win some free images. All you have to do is leave a comment on all the designers posts. Their will be four winners each day receiving surprise character with matching background.

To make things easy piecy here is the list of all the designers participating on DAY 2 HOP.

Suzi
Ruby (me)
Delphine

Lelia

Sandie
Jane
Betty
Bettina
Cyndi
Alyce
Barbara 

Alison

Oh but the fun doesn't stop here

To make things juicier we have something else up our sleeves.

ON June 3rd we'll be having our Movie guessing game.If you guess 6 out 12 movies correctly then that will get you a chance at the GRAND PRIZE!!!!

What's the GRAND PRIZE you say????!!!

How about this for some candy......

 DVD Movie of your choice 

PLUS the whole collection of MIC & SBS digi stamp Hollywood release images.

Second Prize
The whole collection of MIC & SBS digi stamp Hollywood release!

but if you just wish to get started on the coloring well than wait no more.
 Betty and Zoe are offering you 25% off
their Hollywood collections between June 1st and June 3rd!

Well folks I hope you like what I've created and I'll be looking out for all the awesome creations to be done with these awesome images.

OK OFF TO MY BESTIE FRIEND Delphine ..... uuhhh can't wait to see what she's done!

Thanks for the loving comments and enjoy the weekend :)

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EDITED TO ADD

I seemed to be getting many nice comments and a few emails in regards to my image merging(smiles)

I want to say it's truly very easy.

Here are the first videos I personally watched and has helped me achieved the merging technique.

This is a video from my friend Debbie 

http://debbiepsplace.blogspot.com/2010/06/merging-digital-images-using-paintnet.html

Using Paint.Net which is the first software I used since downloading it was free.

Then my laptop broke and got myself a new computer and since it already had word on it.

I decided to learn how to do it on that and this is the video by my friend and boss lady Zoe.

http://www.makeitcrafty.com/how-to-use-digi-stamps-in-ms-word.html

Both videos are easy and fun to follow so go for it!

I also wanted to let you know that MIC Club house and Store Blog has many demos, tips and tricks that you will find useful as we have a variety of talented artist sharing their coloring mad skills and crafting wisdom with us all. 

http://www.micclubhouse.com/

http://www.makeitcrafty.com/store-blog/

All righty thank you for all the love.

I have  smile from ear to ear, THANK YOU!