How To Take Down The Christmas Decorations

I’ve pondered over this, I normally take down the Christmas Decorations on January 1st, I expect that will be the same this year, however I’m going to make it an easier job this year.

It’s not just the taking down but it is the thankless task of packing them away and getting them back into the loft until the following year.

So here is how I’m going to do it this year, I’ve enrolled the help of Fairy 3 by Mo’s Digital Pencil I am also going to give you the chance of also having her to help you.

I’ve coloured here with the new shades in FlexMarkers by Letraset here is the New colour chart new colours are marked with a *

So if you would like to win your very own Fairy 3 leave a comment below and I will offer a $5.00 gift voucher as a prize.

Adding an Image to a T-shirt Using FlexMarkers

I thought I would try adding my own image to a T-Shirt using a heat transfer paper a Digital Image (this one is by Mo’s Digital Pencil) and Flexmarkers to colour.

I started by printing out the image I wanted to add to my shirt onto a transfer sheet remembering to mirror the image in my print settings to ensure wording would be correct once ironed on the shirt. I then cut around the image.

 

 

I placed a thick piece of card under the shirt then added the transfer paper image face down onto the shirt.

 

My transfer paper has an iron in a green circle printed on the reverse, I placed a sheet of brown paper onto of this and ironed it until the green on the transfer paper had turned brown.

 

 

I then carefully peeled off the backing paper and the image was left on my shirt.

 

 

So Flexmarkers to the ready i began to colour the image that was fused to the shirt.

 

 

Gradually laying colours and going back over when needed to deepen the shades, I didn’t want to over saturate the cloth I was wary of the marker bleeding, this way it didn’t bleed past the lines at all.

 

 

Once I'd finished colouring I covered the image again with brown paper and again ironed the image to heat set the colour.

All that is left to do is wear it. Poor lighting on my next picture because it is very difficult holding a camera whilst trying to take your own picture.

 

 

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Lady Elizabeth

I’m back at Create and Craft today Tuesday at 12noon and 5pm and hope you tune in to watch, if you do please email in, its so nice to get those emails.

I thought I'd leave you with Elizabeth from Just Inklined and I think you’ll agree she is quite the lady, coloured with Letraset Promarkers, Flexmarkers and prisma pencils.

Silk Ribbon from Ribbon Carousel, papers from Stampin Up and scalloped edge made with a Martha Stewart punch.

I'll try to get more cards posted from the shows today as soon as I can.

The Sweetest Thing

This is a feel good image, I remember my own Mam baking bread for the week every Sunday, we had dough proving all over the house in every warm spot you could find, we knew when it was time to take the stottie cake bread out of the oven as it used to sting my sinus’s when it was ready but I was still there first for a taster of the warm just cooked batch laden with the finest butter and a spoon of golden syrup. Are you drooling yet?

This little girl is memory laden.

Bekka with Challah by Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured with Flexmarkers  by Letraset  and Copic

Did you see the ribbon, it’s a touch a luxury it is 1" Reversible Satin Ribbon with Stitched Edge  from Ribbon Carousel just look at the sheen, I also used the Lavender Enamel Dots by My Minds Eye

Good news, I got my appointment through for my MRI scan, it’s this coming Monday so not such a long wait now.

Pride and Joy

Another fun character by Dr Digi’s, this one is called Pride and Joy.

Chris (husband) said the sheep should have a worried expression and the farmer should have a glint in his eye but that is him just being naughty ha ha!

I thought this would make a wonderful card for the man in your life with the twist on the words “Love Ewe” Coloured with Promarkers and FlexMarkers by Letraset and teamed with Stampin Up designer papers and Fantastic Ribbons ribbon and buttons.

Flexmarker Winner

Hi Everyone, it was an amazing response for the Flexmarker giveaway and I can now announce the winner.

 

The winner is…

Lady Anne said...

As always Jak, your card is beautifully made and the colouring is amazing, thank you for the new tutorial which I am about to go and view...
Love ~ Lady Anne xx

15 June 2012 10:54

Big congratulations, drop me an email titled Flexmarker winner with your details and I will get them in the post for you.

Colouing Skin Tutorial and a Flexmarker Giveaway

So it’s my turn for a little tutorial and I have a Flexmarker by letraset giveaway to bout.

First my finished Card the image is by Victoria Case and is called Sitting Angel

I wanted to concentrate on colouring skin as it is one of the things I get asked most about.

I did a quick tutorial video over on the Letraset Blog so to win a set of 12 Flexmarkers head over there and leave a comment and of course leave one her too, I will choose a winner from the comments left, so you have 2 chances of winning if you leave a comment at both here and the letraset blog.

This is what you could win

 

Flexmarker Tutorial–Blending

I often get asked what colours I use in my colouring but to be honest I never know, I don’t really have a logic colour scheme as I just test on a piece of scrap card and if I like the blend I use them.

So one of you lovely ladies asked what colours I used for the Hydrangea I new I was going to have to do another to find out, so, it would be logic to do a tutorial video while I was colouring so here it is.

So before you click play, go and grab a cuppa and a slice of cake and sit back down to watch.

Hydrangea–Digital Stamp

Not sure why but a Hydrangea image immediately make me think about Cards for Mothers. So my todays card is very fitting as it is my own mams Birthday, her request was Craft Dies so we have lots of Memory Box dies for her so she’s in for a treat.

My image is Hydrangea from Just Inklined digital Stamps.

Coloured up with Flexmarkers as I love the way these blend together t form soft shading

Papers are K&Co which I have had forever but they were perfect for this card.

I’m taking Mam out for lunch today so we will have a girlie day and a good old chat.

Colouring Hair–Tutorial

I had loads of demo’s ready for the Letraset show on Create and Craft but the time slipped by and some of them I didn’t have time to show you, so I thought I would video this one on colouring hair.

The image is Boobi Love which was a free image from Saturated Canary for a short while.

Firstly the finished image.

Tutorial Video

A Touch of Hollywood

I simply love Monochromatic tones it adds a bit of drama to an image.

This one is Hollywood by Saturated Canary Coloured with one of the  Promarker Colour Blend set 3 pens by Letraset this set was Violet if you hadn't already guessed.

The only other colours I used were some skin tones and Black..

 

I’ll try to show some Monochromatic colouring on Create and Craft on Friday.

I also have some Letraset Fun here tomorrow  so remember to come back so you don’t miss out.

Love Letter

Have you ever had one? I haven’t, North East men aren’t the most romantic, although I consider myself very lucky as I am told every single day by my wonderful man how much he loves me.

Today I’m showing Loveletter by Saturated Canary Digi’s  she’s a real beauty yes?

Coloured with Promarkers and FlexMarkers by Letraset and a little bit of Prisma pencil here and there.

Today is Natalie’s (youngest daughter) 21st Birthday, I will be back later today to show you the card I made for her, I really struggled as she isn’t a girlie type of girl, I tried to buy her one but just couldn’t find a suitable card, they were all pink or had handbags or shoes on them, that just wouldn’t of suited her at all, I tried every shop from here to Tim Buck Two.

Introducing Oscar

Its times like this when I wish my Dad was here to see this, he would have been well amused with this card, he’d of loved the character and the wording is something that would have come out of his lips.

Introducing Oscar is a Mo Manning image and can be purchased from Mo’s Digital Pencil 

Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers and teamed with Limited Edition papers.

The wording was from an old K & Co scrapbook pad.

I think this would make the perfect man card some wording like “am I really that old?”

 

Call the Nurse

Before I start I wanted to thank you all for the wonderful Birthday Wishes both here and via email, isn’t the big WWW a wonderful tool, I have made so many online friends and appreciate each and every one of you.

I got my lie in this morning (Happy Dance) and had visits throughout the day from my family. loads of cards, chocolates and goodies. I got a beautiful writing set from my Mam as an extra as I already had had my Birthday present.

So on to my card this is another one that I’ve had coloured up for a long time awaiting to be added to a card.

Nurse by Mo Manning from Mo’s Digital Pencil, coloured with FlexMarkers by Letraset

I wanted a little extra in the embellishment form but just couldn’t find any so i made my own Bandages and Elastoplast's and of course i added some gorgeous pearls from Mei Flower 

I still needed something to finish the card and that's where the luscious ribbon from Ribbon Carousel came in to play

Lazy Daisy Mothers Day Card

This is such a sweet image that I thought it would be perfect for Mothering Sunday Cards and you could even colour theme is to your Mums Favourite colours.

Lazy Daisy Digi stamp from Just Inklined 

Coloured with Promarker pens and Prisma pencils, The borders are from Spellbinders Edgebilities, some pearls and blossoms and a pretty ribbon to finish.

I used backing papers from My Memories Suite Digital scrapbook software you can save a fortune doing this. If you go for the software remember to use my code to get your $10 discount and a $10 coupon for more papers and sets my coupon code is

STMMMS48868 Enter the code on the shopping cart page At My Memories Suite