Heather Valentin's Coloring Without Boundaries Blog Debut & Showcase

Happy Sunday!  Hard to believe January is over today, where did it go???  LOL   Hope you have all had a wonderful weekend.  I have some EXCITING news for you today - today is the Blog Debut and first Showcase for Heather Valentin's Coloring Without Boundaries.  Please make sure to bookmark the blog as the url will be changing to coordinate with the new blog name.  This new blog is your chance to show us your coloring skills by linking up using the Linky tool!  Also, our fabulous coloring team gals will be showcasing multiple coloring projects each month.  There will be new techniques, tips, color combos, etc. almost every day, so make sure and come back often to Heather Valentin's Coloring Without Boundaries Blog.

Additionally, we have our Facebook group Heather Valentin's Coloring Without Boundaries where you can come hang out, post your coloring pieces, ask questions, etc.  Coloring is so much fun and relaxing and even more so when you can share it with friends and family!

Today, I have colored this gorgeous image, Lily Melancholy Moppet.  Make sure you check out Lacy Sunshine Stamps Shoppe to see all the wonderful images and coloring pages available there.  I have colored her with Copics, my preferred coloring medium.

Since I didn't have to add this beauty to any sort of card or other project, it allowed me absolute freedom to color her in any color palette I chose, which was such fun since I love to color!  The following Copic markers were used:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E000, R21

Hair - E29, E18, E09, E08

Ribbon in hair and top of dress - G28, G17, G13, G03

Cape - BV0000, BV000, BV00, BV01

Ribbon on dress - RV66, V05, RV55

Dress from middle layer down -

BV29, BV25, BV23

BV08, BV04, BV02, BV01

BV08, BV17, BV13, BV11

Flowers in Hair and on Dress - V28, BV34, V25, V22 and Atyou Spica clear pen

Image outlined with YG01

Thanks so much for checking out my post and hope you will pay a visit to all the Coloring Team Gals!

Use Lots of Red Challenge at Di's Digi Designs

Happy Saturday to everyone!    Hope you had a wonderful week and are enjoying the start of your weekend.

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is USE LOTS OF RED.   Di has tons of images that will fit this challenge perfectly.  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, February 12, 2016 to come join the fun.  Remember, you don’t need to use an image from DI'S DIGI STAMPS to play along, but if you do, you have a chance to win 2 images from DI'S DIGI STAMPS in addition to a chance at the sponsor prize.   You may also use a CandiBean rubber or clear stamp to have an extra chance to win the 2 Di's Digi images.

**As an added BONUS, our FABULOUS sponsor - Your Next Stamp - is offering our challenge entrants 20% off in their shop during the 2 weeks of this challenge!!  To take advantage of this amazing offer, please click on the shop link above and use code DDDC20 at checkout:)**

I hope you will check out DI'S DIGI STAMPS as Di has so many wonderful images, many that would be perfect for our challenge.  There's also a BIG SALE going on now at  DI'S DIGI STAMPS, so hope you will check that out too.  You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - the newest set has just been released!  Hope you will check them out!

I used "Walkies" from DI’S DIGI STAMPS.  I colored this cute image with Copics and then cut out with die from our sponsor Your Next Stamp.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, design paper from Basic Grey, border cut with Martha Stewart punch.  Sentiment is from Stampendous and cut out with Tonic die.   I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!  Hugs:)

One Day Fae Giveaway at Faery Ink and Amanda's Birthday!!

Hello everyone, hope all is great.  I have 2 fun things to share with you today.

1.  It's Amanda Byron's birthday!  If you don't know, Amanda is the talented artist and owner of Faery Ink Shop, where you can find all the amazing digis she has drawn as well as other goodies.  You can pop by our Faery Ink Facebook Group and send her Happy Birthday wishes:)

2. Today is also our One Day Fae of the Month giveaway and this month's image is a beauty!  Her name is Arielle Flora Fae and you can find out all the details on how to claim your free image at Faery Ink Facebook Group.

I colored this stunning image with Copics.   I chose some lighter reds and red/oranges in combination with yellow - combos that I don't usually use much - and I am really pleased how they turned out.

I chose another fun fold, when you open the card the sentiment is inside.  I will post the photo of the inside soon, I cannot find it on my computer.  I picked out some very old papers from my stash that I think showcase the image so well.  I added Petaloo flowers and ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Sure hope you like my creation and hopefully it has given you some inspiration. Make sure that you visit the Faery Ink Shop to see all the wonderful images there, especially all this month's New Releases!! Also, remember you still have time to play in our monthly challenge - we are Adding Height for the month of January - you can check it out at Faery Ink Facebook Group.

Hugs:)

DIGI CHOOSDAY - IN BLOOM CHALLENGE

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc. - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until February 8th and also our Stitching Challenge which closes on February 1st.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is IN BLOOM.  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

Ooh, have you seen the fantastic RAAWWWRR new edition to the collections called STICKS & BONES.  It's a humorous collection with great themed sentiments that will enable you to create some fun projects for both adult male and female, boys and girls alike on a dinosaur theme with some fabulous coloured and black and white digis together with co-ordinating embellies and papers and lots and lots of other stuff to make up this absolutely monster collection available on CD and download in one huge collection or individual digis too. Click on the image below check it out.

And also there’s a newly released Colour Therapy Club so go check it out HERE ...For only £2 a fortnight, that’s a teeny, tiny £1 a week for some fabulous newly released colouring pages.

I loved Polkadoodles brand new Sticks & Bones Mammoth Dinosaur Download Bundle from the moment she saw and of course, had to buy the full download collection!!  For today's creation, I chose the images Just Sittin Here/Dinosaur and Sticks & Bones Dinosaur 5, the latter can also be found in black and white Sticks & Bones Dinosaur Image Bundle.  Of course both images can be found in Sticks & Bones Mammoth Dinosaur Download Bundle.  I combined the images, and the frame, from Sticks & Bones Mammoth Dinosaur Download Bundle, using Gimp then colored with Copics.  I chose my flowers from Sticks & Bones Mammoth Dinosaur Download Bundle, and they can also be found here Sticks & Bones Dinosaur Flower/Foliage Bundle.  I printed the flowers out on both regular white sparkle paper as well as acetate.  I outlined the flowers on the white paper using Copics and then cut all out with scissors before mounting using mainly 3D glue dots on the edges of the frame.  I layered the small red acetate flower over the white paper flower cut out in the upper right as well as the green flower are acetate.  I also used acetate flowers orange and blue on bottom left.   I chose papers from Sticks & Bones Textured Dinosaur Papers 5  as well as Sticks & Bones Textured Flower Papers 6, again, all papers can also be found in Sticks & Bones Mammoth Dinosaur Download Bundle.  Finally, I added a sentiment from Sticks & Bones Dinosaur Sentiments Bundle, which I put in a frame from Sticks & Bones Mammoth Dinosaur Download Bundle and layered using Word.  I cut out with scissors and added a button.  I sure hope you like it, I know you will love this new bundle!!

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:

STITCHING (REAL OR FAUX) Challenge at Digi Choosday!!

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc. - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until February 1st and also our Cool Blues Challenge which closes on January 25.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is STITCHING - you can use real or faux (or both of course!).  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

I have included a tutorial for you this time around.  I demonstrated the way I color bricks using my Copics.  I hope you find it helpful and provides some inspiration.

I chose to use another gorgeous image from Work and Play Volume 10 Full Download Collection, this time working with Foxy Friend Digital Stamp.   I used a stitched die to cut out the image and all my papers from Winston Deluxe Full Collection download have stitching on them.  My sentiment choice, cut out with scissors, also from Winston Deluxe Full Collection download, includes stitching as well.  I chose flowers from Winston Deluxe Full Collection download and cut those with scissors after outlining with Copics.

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Have any of you joined the Color Therapy Club yet? If so please share your makes with us on either of our Facebook pages, the Digi Choosday Crafting Page or the Polkadoodles Crafting Page. If not, go check it out HERE   For only £2 a fortnight, that’s a teeny, tiny £1 a month for some fabulous newly released colouring pages. Go check out all the finer details HERE.

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:

Snow/Snowflakes Challenge at Di's Digi Designs Challenge

Happy Saturday to everyone!    Hope you had a wonderful week and are enjoying the start of your weekend.

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is SNOW/SNOWFLAKES.   Di has tons of images that will fit this challenge perfectly.  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, January 29th, 2016 to come join the fun.  Remember, you don’t need to use an image from DI'S DIGI STAMPS to play along, but if you do, you have a chance to win 2 images from DI'S DIGI STAMPS in addition to a chance at the sponsor prize.   You may also use a CandiBean rubber or clear stamp to have an extra chance to win the 2 Di's Digi images.


I hope you will check out DI'S DIGI STAMPS as Di has so many wonderful images, many that would be perfect for our challenge.  There's also a BIG SALE going on now at  DI'S DIGI STAMPS, so hope you will check that out too.  You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - the newest set has just been released!  Hope you will check them out!

I used "Izzy Christmas Friends" from DI’S DIGI STAMPS.  I colored this cute image with Copics and added Atyou Spicas and Stickles for some added sparkle.  Image is cut with Tonic dies as are dies behind the image.  I used dies for the corners.  Designer papers are Pebbles.  I added some glitter dots from Your Next Stamps to the snow flake corner die cuts and also some snowflake stickers from Doodlebug.  Sentiment is from Your Next Stamp and is cut with Nestie.   I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!  Hugs:)

COOL BLUES CHALLENGE AT DIGI CHOOSDAY!

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc. - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until January 25 and also our Clean and Simple Challenge which closes on January 18.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is COOL BLUES.  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

I decided to try a pocket letter this time around as I have seen them all over the place and think they look so cool!  I of course went with everything BLUE to fit our theme.  Image is Milking Time with Kitten and can also be found in Work and Play Volume 10 Download Full Collection.  I added 3 word art embellies which you can find in both Work and Play Volume 10 Download Full Collection and Work and Play 10 Embellies Digital Craft Download Bundle.  All the design papers used are from Winston Deluxe Full Collection.

Here is a closer view of my image and some of the decor surrounding it.  I colored the image with Copics and cut out with C.C. Designs die.  I used Nesties for all the die shapes, added a button in the middle of one of the stacked die cuts.  I also added some faux stitching to the design paper in the upper left corner of the pocket letter.  All word art is cut with dies from Nesties and Nellie dies.  I added a brad to one and daubed the other 2 with distress ink.  Sure hope you like it:)

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Have any of you joined the Color Therapy Club yet? If so please share your makes with us on either of our Facebook pages, the Digi Choosday Crafting Page or the Polkadoodles Crafting Page. If not, go check it out HERE   For only £2 a fortnight, that’s a teeny, tiny £1 a month for some fabulous newly released colouring pages. Go check out all the finer details HERE.

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:

Digi Choosday Clean and Simple Challenge!

Hello and welcome back!!  It's Tuesday, which means time for a New Challenge at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog!  Make sure to check out Polkadoodles Shop - Nikky's images are such fun to color and I love how you can purchase sets that include papers, sentiments, embellies, etc. - so great to be able to do one stop shopping!

As you know, Digi Choosday Challenge Blog features a New Challenge each Tuesday and you have 2 weeks to play along, so we have our new challenge beginning today and running until January 18.   Sure hope you will come play along!

Today's New Challenge is CLEAN AND SIMPLE.  Make sure you read the rules on the right sidebar at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog so that you can play along. Also, a new DIGI CHOOSDAY DISCOUNT is available until MIDNIGHT GMT so make sure you take advantage of that!!

I prefer to call this type of card Clean and Classy because in my opinion, there's nothing simple about them! LOL  I chose Opera Singer Girl image download for my creation, she is also part of the Work and Play Volume 8 Feel the Music Bonus Full Collection.  My sentiment can also be found in the Work and Play Volume 8 Feel the Music Bonus Full Collection.  I changed the color of it using Gimp - first colored it to transparency and then changed the background color to match the paper I chose.  This beautiful snowflake paper is from Frosted Winter Octavia Digital Download.  Sure hope you like it:)

I hope you will come play along with us at Digi Choosday Challenge Blog.  Don't forget also to check out all the fabulous DT projects.  

Have any of you joined the Colour Therapy Club yet? If so please share your makes with us on either of our Facebook pages, the Digi Choosday Crafting Page or the Polkadoodles Crafting Page. If not, go check it out HERE For only £2 a fortnight, that’s a teeny, tiny £1 a month for some fabulous newly released colouring pages. Go check out all the finer details HERE.

Additionally, there's fun to be had and much inspiration to be gained over at Digi Choosday Facebook Group and Polkadoodles Facebook Group, so hope you will join both places if you haven't already, and if you have, pop by for a visit and come share your Polkadoodles creations!

Enjoy your day!  Many hugs!!

Additional Challenges entered:
2 Crafty Girls - winter blues/anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - anything goes/winter blues

Crafting from the Heart - anything goes

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

Crafty Boots - something old (embossing folder), something new (image, sentiment)

House of Cards - embossing

Not Just Cards - anything goes

Our Crafty Corner - anything goes

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - anything goes

Where the HeART is - anything goes

FAERY PRINCESS HEARTS FABLE - FAERY INK INSPIRATION

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!! Hope you are all having a great start to the year. I'm here to share some inspiration with you today using one of the newest releases from Faery Ink Shop.

My year started off great - spending New Year's in the Dominican Republic with 34 other family members - but it has taken an unfortunate turn as my stomach is completely messed up since our return on Saturday, and I haven't eaten for 2 days:(

Anyway, for my inspiration project this month, I chose to play with Faery Princess Hearts Fable which is available in the Faery Ink Shop. I chose this beauty because I absolutely love images with big mushrooms - I have no idea why, but I just love to color them! LOL

I colored Faery Princess Hearts Fable and added some surrounding scenery to the image with my Copics. I used the following color combos:

Hair: E47, E57, E35, E31

Face: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R21

Eyes: E57, E35

Greens (grass and wings): G28, YG17, YG13, YG03

Dress, stockings and bows: RV66, RV55, RV63, V05; BG07, BG57, BG53, BG01

Mushroom: RV99, R89, R39, R46

Hearts: RV99, R89, R46

Crown and wand: Y28, Y26, Y17, Y15

I also added some sparkle with Atyou Spica pens.

I chose a fun fold this time which I feel really showcases the image. I found the frog paper in a very old K and Co. paper stack and I thought it went perfectly with the image because it reminds me of the fairy tale about the princess and the frog. The sentiment is from a clear stamp and cut out with Tonic die. Image is also cut with Tonic die.  Additionally, I added ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and some bling hearts and dots from Darice to round out the presentation of the card.

Sure hope you like my creation and hopefully it has given you some inspiration. Make sure that you visit the Faery Ink Shop to see all the wonderful images there, especially all this month's New Releases!! Also, remember to play in our monthly challenge - we are Adding Height for the month of January - you can check it out at Faery Ink Facebook Group.

Hugs:)

NEW TO YOU CHALLENGE AT DI'S DIGI DESIGNS!

Happy Saturday to everyone!   I cannot believe it's already the start of 2016 - Happy New Year to all my friends/followers, I wish you all safety, health and happiness in 2016.

We have a NEW CHALLENGE for you over at DI’S DIGI DESIGNS and it is NEW TO YOU, so anything that is new to you - an image, a tool, new embellies or a fold you've never done before, new coloring medium, etc.   Di has tons of images that will fit this challenge perfectly.  You have until 11:55pm EST on Friday, January 15th, 2016 to come join the fun.  Remember, you don’t need to use an image from DI'S DIGI STAMPS to play along, but if you do, you have a chance to win 2 images from DI'S DIGI STAMPS in addition to a chance at the sponsor prize.   You may also use a CandiBean rubber or clear stamp to have an extra chance to win the 2 Di's Digi images.

I hope you will check out DI'S DIGI STAMPS as Di has so many wonderful images, many that would be perfect for our challenge.   You can also check out her CandiBean rubber stamps line - the newest set has just been released!  Hope you will check them out!

I used one of the newest images from DI’S DIGI STAMPS "Penny with Fox."  I adore this image, I have colored it with Copics, cut with Tonic die and daubed with Memento ink.  I chose Bo Bunny DP, snowflake embellies from my stash and also ribbon from my stash.  I used a clear stamp for the sentiment and cut out with Tonic dies.  This fold - box card fold is one I have wanted to try for a long time, but never had the courage to try until I made this one.  You can actually put things in the box - it is 2.75 inches all the way around.  I will add a link for the tutorial I used as soon as I can find it.  I sure hope you like it and will come play along!!  Hugs:)