Guest Designer for AiFactory

 

I am thrilled to be a guest designer for AiFactory today!  The challenge theme is For The Boys, so your project should have a masculine feel to it.  That's easy for me since I live in a house full of guys (including all the animals).

I incorporated parts of three different images for my project today, plus I added a few things made with my Cricut machine and the Old West cartridge.  This cartridge had so many different icons that could have easily gone with my project, but I chose the Wanted Poster and the Lil' Cowpoke images.  For the poster, I distressed it with Antique Linen and Old Paper Distress inks.  I cut out the part of the saying I wanted and used Stickles to highlight the letters.

This handsome cowpoke (which is pop dotted for added dimension), the "wanted", and the cactus are all colored with Copic markers.  I fussy cut each piece out so I could make my own WANTED poster.  Here is a close-up so you can see some of the details. 

Head on over to AiFactory and see all the other wonderful creations made by the design team and then link up your own creation.  Thanks for visiting!

Copics used: E00, E01, E11, R20    E35, E37, E59    E43, E29    YR21, YR12    R14, R24, R29, R89    B93, B95,      YG 01, YG06, YG03, E11, E21    spica glitter pen

Ms. Fluzzie - Sex Goddess

Ms. Fluzzie (also known as the Sex Goddess), as I affectionately dubbed her, is a rubber stamp image from I Brake For Stamps and she's located in the humorous seniors section.  I used a sample of the new Copic XpressIt blending paper and loved working with it!!  (It even cuts like a dream too.)  I'll definitely have to go buy some.

  As usual, I chose Copic markers to color her in.  I decided she has a very pale complexion, since she entertains inside most of the time.  It's hard to tell in the photo, but I used E000 and R20 for her skin tones, using E000 multiple times and letting the ink dry each time, thereby giving it a little darker look each time.  The other colors I chose are listed below.  I also highlighted the feathers with a Pink Star Gelly Roll pen by Sakura.

I was a bit trigger happy with my Smooch Spritz too.  Both the base card, which was cut using the new Grand Scallop Circle (#2 - assuming #1 is the smallest) by Spellbinders, and the intricately cut paper lace (from the new Cricut cartridge called Paper Lace) was sprayed with Pink Sprinkles Smooch Spritz.  The background for the paper lace was sprayed with Gingersnap Smooch Spritz.  

On the inside of the card, I stamped my sentiment with Rocket Red Gold, a very shimmery, shiny pigment ink by Brilliance.

All in all, a VERY glittery sparkly card - sort of like I would image Ms. Fluzzie's personality to be.