For the Anything Goes, optional winter things, I chose to use an image from Imagine That, called Gertie Goose Umbrella.
The background has been created using a Kaleidacolor stamp pad, with the colours together. The rain drops are from Flour8ish with a Bling, sadly no longer available.
Gertie Goode has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, the sentiment came with the image.
Anything Goes, optional something new.
I tried out some new pencils I bought that are supposed to be good on black paper. That jury is still out, I think I need more practice before I decide.
Bit tired of seeing all the autumn, halloween colurs, in the Southern Hemisphere we are in Spring.
The blossom tree is something I first saw way back in 1957, facial tissues were still a novelty and we could get coloured ones, my grade 3 teacher made a frieze of the seasons and used the pink tissues to make the blossoms.
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Elliebelle's Garden Party - Something from the garden
The theme this month at A Place to Start is Anything Goes, optional Pump it up for Pumpkins.
I have made a bookmark for this challenge using a quote from Henry David Thoreau (I do like me space)
Coloured with copic pens and layered on different cardstock
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Anything Goes, optional Leaves and Circles, I was lucky enought to have some circle and leave patterned paper in my stash. The image is from Fred She Said " Emma in the Leaves" coloured with copic pens.
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Anything Goes, optional Summer Things. Time to take a break from work and go sailing! Coloured with copic pens, fussy cut and layered with 3d glue.
Theme for this month is Anything Goes, optional for a child. I have used an image from All Dressed Up called Farm. Painted with copic pens, some liquid pearls and 3d paint for the sheep's wool.
Theme this month, Anything Goes, optional Black, White and Red.
I do like using this colour combo, although I was a bit concerned I would run out of black ink when printing. The girl is from Sheepski Designs, I always think of her as walking home after a party. She is called "Party Shoes#.
Her dress and shoes have been coloured with Prismacolor pencils.
The theme this month is Anything Goes, optional Fairy Tales.
Who better than the White Rabbit for a belated birthday card. Sebtiments have been typed onto the card, the image from a colouring page.
The rabbit has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, then layered onto the card with a spring, you can see the shadow in the photo, great interactive card .
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This month at A Place to Start, our theme is Anything Goes, Optional Happy Holidays.
A favourite of mine "Beccy's Place has some adorable images, this Wombat is from a set called Aussie Christmas, the other images are a Kangaroo and a Koala, with different sentiments.
Coloured with copic pens, I have added glitter to the starts and mounted it onto some patterned paper design I created using strips of different papers.
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This month's challenge at A Place to Start has an option of doing a Thankful project.
This image is called Cherry Blossom Flower, don't know who drew the flower. I have been doing some pencil classes online and this was one of the images.
The process for the card was to colour the flower with Prismacolour pencils. I then photographed the coloured flower and load it onto my computer. Using some digital techniques, I then created this card.
Once the card was printed I used some liquid pearls in pale pink, did some swipes onto the 0paper and lots of dots.
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The theme this month is Angels and this is a page from a mini Angel/Fairy book I have made.
The image is from A day for Daisies "Vintage Fairy Magic"
The theme for October at A place to Start is to use pink. The image is from a Day for Daisies. Thought October the time to remember to schedule your mammogran, this would be a great image for a card.
This month at A Place to Start we have an Anything Goes challenge. A couple of months ago, after we had packed up the craftroom (yes, we are still packing) I realised I needed a birthday card for our youngest grandson, what do you do for a 19 year old! Then panic sat in as I remembered I was also catching up with a 12 year old whose birthday card was due.
Bit of a search on google bought up a great image, in fact I think there is 16 in the set, colours to suit a lot of people. Here is the link "Video Game Controller" Each image is very clear and colourful and not expensive.
I downloaded the set, made one into a black and white for our grandson (colours of his favourite football team) and used a blue image for the younger of the boys.
After typing in the sentiment, printed and folded the card, luckily quick and easy as I still had to decorate the cake.
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This month at A Place to Start the them is Must be Square, you need to have a square project.
A great place to start is with an image, no, I did not draw this little Elephant, but I did colour it with Prismacolur pencils, it was a colouring class at Kit and Clowder .
Once coloured I uploaded to my computer, made up the little verse, added some ditigal hearts and to complete the card, al little crystal heart was added.
This month our theme at A Place to Start is Monochrome. I chosen a blue and white theme.
Adding a design across the bottom, Typed sentiment, and blue glitter (which is hard to see) to finish the card.
Happy New Year. Let's hope 2024 sees as creating more.
The optional theme to start the new year is to make a Gatefold Card.
I haven't made one for years, but think there could be more coming this year, I had great fun using patterned papers from Uniquely Creative and diecuts from 49 and Market.
The Happy Birthday was made with a Stampin Up die, I used 4 layers of white and one layer on patterned paper.
CARD CLOSED
RIGHT SIDE OPENED
CENTER INSIDE
OPENED CARD
THE CLOSER
This month at a Place to Start our them is anything New, could be a supply, a new home, new baby anything that is new to you.
I have made a card to welcome a new baby, the image is one I have used before, it has been on my computer for about 10 years. I only have the illustrator down as SDD and I cannot remember what the initials stand for, the image is called Girl Bunny
This time I have paper pieced her frock with some Stampin Up paper, using the same paper and an edging punch for the top of the card. The bunny has ben coloured with copic pens and a typed sentiment completes the card.
Check out all the new thing from the team at: https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/
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This month at A Place to Start the theme is For a child. I made a birthday card for a young boy. Coloured with copics and a white gel pen, the image is from My Besties, The land of Pan group.
Bright coloured cardstock and a cute sentiment I found on the net completes the card.