At the Opera with Make It Crafty

HEY HEY WELCOME TO A SPECIAL POST!!!

Guess who was invited to the new release with Make It Crafty, Meeeee whohoo!!

Now you know the game I'm in the middle.

You should of came from my lovely friend and very talented Bronwen's Blog 

Lets carry on now.

Let us Entertain You!! 

It's SHOWTIME at Make it Crafty!

We're a tapping our heels together with a tap a tap tap,

Clanging the symbols and beating the drums with a bang a bang bang,

Pulling rabbits from hats and lifting our legs - oooooohhh ahhhhhhh,

Singing our hearts out and jamming to the beat -  doo do do daaaaa...

It's time to be entertained at Make it Crafty with the 

new Entertainers Collection of digi and rubber stamps!

You'll find all the new digital stamps here and you can now pre-order the rubber stamps here!

You can't have a GRAND SHOW without a DOOR PRIZE!

Hop on through to be inspired and leave comments along the way for your chance to 

win hidden prizes and be in the draw to win one of the grand door prizes!

One person will win the full collection of digi stamps 

and another will win the full collection of rubber stamps!

ENJOY THE SHOW!!

I was tickled when I saw the images. I didn't know what to go for but this Soprano Opera singer (the lady with the lungs) was just screaming COLOR ME lol! and I couldn't leave out the Tenor Opera singer (the big guy) they are showcased in the Grand Opera theatre

I created an opera scene and colored it with Spectrum Noir markers on MIC Blending card. A simple front card and because I wanted the images to be the main focus embellishments were kept to a minimum. 

this is just the coloring before matted down.

 MIC pretty sparkling laser chipboard- LOVE! I added the gold glitter with Crafters Companion spray glitter.

That's all folks and thank you Zoe for inviting me. You know I am always delighted to color some MIC. Not to mention I love to glitter my MIC chipboard I think I'm addicted to that stuff lol! 

Thank you all for stopping by my corner and wishing everybody GOOD LUCK!!

Your next stop is with my BFF Delphine :) can't wait to see what she's done! oh yeah DIBBS.

Make It Crafty Product

MIC BLENDING CARD

MIC Laser chipboard Ornate corners

Soprano Opera singer

Tenor Opera singer

Grand Opera Theatre

Spectrum Noir recipe coming :)

Have a great weekend we'll be back tomorrow

XXOO

Ruby

Coloring blue hair tutorial on MIC Twinkles Fairy

 HIYA GUYS miss me? I got sick but I'm doing much better now and getting back to my coloring.

 I missed my Saturated Canary post so I owe you guys an extra creation, sorry :)

I decided to post this tute thats been sitting in my drafts since last year lol!! Yeah this tute was published on the Spectrum Noir blog last year (or was it in Jan this year??) but I never did get a chance to showcase it here nor did anyone get to see what I did with her. This card ended up at the CHA Winter 2012 show at the Spectrum Noir booth. 

I saw a few pictures of people holding my card lol!!! So cool lol!

I used Make It Crafty Fairy Twinkles DIGI and also how cool does the Flower Leaf Swirls Laser chipboard looks all sparkly! 

Obviously all colored with Spectrum Noir markers

I hope you forgive me for not sharing last year but can I make it up by sharing the coloring tute lol! I hope it's useful to you and want to give it a try on how your DIBBS does blue hair for touch of texture with the white thin strands.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back on Saturday for TWO posting yes TWO LOL!!!

Make It Crafty products

MIC Flower Leaf Swirls Laser Chipboard

MIC Fairy Twinkles

       

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Blue Hair Tutorial

 I think adding an undertone shade gives a realistic texture to the hair.

These are my markers for this combo:  IB2, BGR2, IG3, BT2

STEP 1: start adding undertone shade with IB2. Flick outward and move around your image for an easier and finer stroke. Do this all around the top of the hair, the bottom portion to the middle and this is optional add random flicks in the middle of strands. I do that to add more depth and interest to the hair.

 STEP 2: Now add BGR2 on top of all the flicks already laid. Straight on top and as done before. The only different thing we're doing now is slightly longing the flick. Now the BGR2 will be SLIGHTLY longer then our IB2

Step 3: Now we go back and add IB2 again straight on top as the other colors. Don't forget to flick a little longer than before.

Step 4: Now to add shading with IG3 and I tend to start from underneath the hair bangs , were the flicks start and on the top crown of the head.

Now due to bad lighting I didn't take a picture of me laying the BT2, but I laid it down right on top of all the colors and no need to make it longer just add it gently as if you were starting all over from step 1. Then let's mute it with BGR2, same thing no need to long it.

From this point it's a back and forth process. The reason I do this is to not loose the under tone and bring back that blue we originally laid. I then went back with IB2 and IG3  being my final touches.

Final result Is a fun blue hair chickie.

 Another tip I could give you, to keep thin strands is keep a consistent pace. Keep a pattern going as far as laying your markers. If you have to write them down to remember what order they were used that's a plus. Also when adding your flicks, introduce your following shade carefully along the side of the flick already there. Soon you will end with white highlights or you could fill with the lightest  color of the group family for instance on this blue combo I could of used BT1.

And that's how I achieve my blue hair coloring.
I hope you found my tute easy to understand and remember with patience and practice practice practice.
It will be worth it at the end.

Is there something you'll like to see me color or take on a technique using Spectrum Noir let me know. I now have a better camera and the pictures will be better, I hope lol! 

HUGS
Ruby

Dreaming Big Summer Days

Hi me again :)

Ok I'm back .....LOL!!! OK WHO'S TIRED OF ME ALREADY LOL!

Because I'm getting tired of myself whooof!!!! lol!

Ok I'll be taking a few days off like....2 days lol! In the meanwhile let me tell you it's time for another challenge at Little Darlings!

The theme this time around is "Outdoors" so I did do a last minute change of plans ... explains why I'm a day late lol! 

I was still in the zone of the MIC challenge.."creating movement" so I decided to try it on another image and when I saw this chickie I knew she was gonna be perfect.

oh I just love her big smile and her hair flowing back. I don't know about you but just looking at her makes me feel happy and simply smile. 

This image is called"Just Swingin" and you could find her at the Little Darlings store HERE.

Everything is coloured with copics on MIC Blending card. 

I also embellished the card using the gorgeous MIC Laser Butterfly Swirls corners and Butterfly Leaves chipboard.

Ok so if you want to play with us this fortnight come on down and let's see your Outdoor translation.

I know my summer days are full of parties and barbies(BARB-Q'S), omg!! I'm already tired of just thinking of it lol!

Make sure you stop by the challenge blog to visit my DT sista's for more inspiration HERE :)

Till next time!

Celebrate with Easter Marci!!

Happy Monday everybody!!!!

I've worked so hard this weekend I am so so so so tired and to top it off we were out and about with the kids.It was seriously SUMMER HERE!! We must of hit like 90 degrees because it was HOT! Good thing my house was nice and cool :)

Ok today I have a few things to share and my two creations just so happens to go live at the same time make sure to refresh the screen so you could get to see my other post which will go live a minute right after lol!

First I want to start off with a new creation for Inspiration Monday at La-La Land Crafts.

The theme is Easter Card/Project....with eagerly wanting to colour Easter Marci well I didn't pass up the chance :)

I coloured Easter Marci and she's available HERE with copics on MIC Blending Paper and she is enjoying her day in the Tulip Garden by MIC :)

((Zoe pointing to my tulips ..you see you see..I'm a good girl LMBO!!!!!)

Sorry guys being goofy, it is late here and eyes are starting to close lol!

a little solo of MIC Tulip Garden

and that's all folks if you want to see what my friends have created come by the Inspirational blog for some more eye candy.

Wanna play along .. join the costumer gallery Here!

Now on a different note I just wanted to let you know on some WONDERFUL NEWS!

Noooo.. no more DT'S for me lol! BUT...... BUT Zoe from Make It Crafty is having a DT CALL!!!

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE for all you enthusiast! Click HERE to get all the details.

I'm crossing fingers for you, HURRY!!!!