Stabilo and a Millie Marotta elephant

Over on their Facebook page and blog Stabilo UK are holding an adult's colouring competition so I had to give it a go. There are a choice of 5 Millie Marotta drawings to colour so I went for the gorgeous elephant which I've coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils and Prismacolor pencils:

Shabby Tea Room (DT call)

Over at The Shabby Tea Room there's a DT call going on with the challenge being to use this photo as inspiration:

I decided to make a card based on these colours and I also thought the stamp used resembles the main part of the ornate pattern on the teapot.

The quote was cut from a DCWV pad. The organza flowers were made by me using 2 different shades of red and I used some of my favourite vintage glass buttons...I've built up quite a hoard of these from Ebay LOL!

Materials used: Papermill cardstock, DCWV paper, Papermania paper, DCWV quote transparency, Prima stamp, Memento ink, Ranger Distress inks, Kaiser pearls, Distress Stickles, CraftWork rhinestone flourishes, paper roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Also used: vintage cotton lace, vintage glass buttons, pearl spray, lucite leaves.

The Little Shabby Box Card Contest

On my blog hopping today I came across this card contest being held on The Little Shabby Box blog. The requirement is to make 2 cards using the 2 sketches on the site.There's a day left to get your cards made if you fancy having a go to win a fab card kit or 2 and the chance to be a Guest Designer. Anyway here are my 2 cards:

Materials used: Papermill card, My Mind's Eye papers, Artistic Outpost stamp, brown Versafine ink, Distress inks - old paper and peeled paint, Creative Cafe rub-on sentiment, My Mind's Eye flourish rub-on, Creative Imaginations chipboard, Alcohol inks - copper and peach, Prima flower, vintage glass button, Crafty Notions Rainbow Drop and ribbon from stash.

Materials used: Papermill card, K&Co Amy Butler papers, Basic Grey chipboard, DCWV paper, Amy Butler stamp, black Memento ink, Prima flowers, Crafty Notions Rainbow Drops, Stickles. Vintage buttons, rhinestones, lace and ribbon all from stash.