Untouchable - Jane's view

Sweet Pea Stamps

Today is my day to showcase and image from Sweet Pea Stamps and I have chosen to work with the beautiful image 'Untouchable ' by Linda Biggs which is available from the Sweet Pea Store in both rubber and digi.

I am trying something a little different this time, printing on dark paper and colouring with my Faber-Castell - Polychromos colour pencils.  I printed the image four times just so I had a few spare copies to practice with lol.  Unfortunately the paper I have used which is a green/gold metallic type is not loving my camera at this point but I am sure you get the idea.

 Next I coloured the image.  I do love the vibrance of these pencils but have to admit they did not like my paper very much and blending was pretty hard.  Maybe I just need to practice some more to get the hang on it.

 I plan on a very straightforward card this time, concentrating on the image and then just the single colour of the paper.  Once the image was coloured I then cut it with a Spellbinder Oval die. Next I coloured some lace with my Promarkers to match up with the colour scheme,

 I then embossed and die cut another sheet of the green gold paper for the background of the card and finished off die cutting a flower with the same paper.  The die I used is a Marianne Craftables Flower.  I finished of with Olive stickles on the flower and around the edge of the card.

 For the inside I used more of the green/gold paper and added a soft mottled green paper for the writing area.  This was then embossed using the same embossing folder as for the front of the card.

 And here we have the finished creation.

Ingredients:-

• Image - 'Untouchable ' by Linda Biggs
• Colouring Medium - Faber-Castell - Polychromos colour pencils and Promarkers
• Dies - Spellbinders Ovals and Marianne Craftables Flower
• From my Stash - lace, brad and Stickles

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have a happy crafting time ahead of you :) xx

Featured Artist Linda Biggs by Janine

Hello SPSfriends,

It is the Artist of the Week and we are showing you all kinds of stamps with Linda Biggs.

I choose for digi Untouchable and i colored her with my distress markers.

I used all kinds of embellisments i found in my craftroom..

I buy to much..but i think most of or crafters do,hahahah

i really need to take older stuff, but there is so much beautiful new stuff.

So this was Janine with Artist of the week 

Summery butterfly wishes

Finally a card from me and let me tell you: I had so much fun making it. A dear internet friend of mine is having her b-day soon and I decided to make a special card for her. She mentioned in her latest e-mail she was into pink/green and shabby chic at the moment. I found these papers that are both and since the colour combo is one of my favourites I was excited to start. Choosing an image was tricky, but as soon as I saw this stamp called Untouchable by Linda Biggs (plate 81) I knew it would be perfect. I wanted to make it super girly and summery and wanted to add more embellishments and details than usual. I think I managed to learn something new as the card is a bit outside my comfort zone with all the details. If nothing else I managed to learn to measure the whole paper properly, or at least try on a piece of scrap, before I go all out with the punch, lol.

The little butterfly on the stamp is the exact shape and size as one of the butterflies on the border punch. I cut it  out, embellished and raised up the wings a bit.

Connie-SNEAK PEEK! New image by Linda Biggs

This beautiful image is a new line coming soon.

Brought to you by Sweet Pea Stamps and new artist, Linda Biggs.

She has many gorgeous images coming your way and all may be pre-ordered now!

I colored the image with Copic markers and stippled tan ink "Desert Sand by

CTMH" around it, then trimmed it out.

I matted on some tan paper and set aside.

For the base I used green, then tan and then some designer paper

I got from Oriental Trading.

Added a large flower by Prima "Island Pastel" with a

Really Big Brad in the center.  

Some small jewels here and there to finish it off.

I am really excited about all the new artists coming aboard and

urge you to check out their new offerings.  Click the link below to see what

we have for YOU!

Sweet Pea Stamps