Happy Birthday Mum

It was my Mum's birthday yesterday.  My Mum is a beautiful lady she is an amazing artist, she is crafty, honest and smart.  She loves cooking and to travel.  I made her this card as she would love to go to Paris.  I did not inherit my Mum's artistic talent so please excuse the background on the card (this is something I need to learn how to do).    Happy Birthday Mum I hope it was an enjoyable one.

I used:
Digital images Evelyn from Little Miss Muffet Stamps, Eiffel Tower from Make It Crafty
Copics all from Mad for Markers,
Background - BOO, G20, G24
Skin - E00, E11
Hair - E35, E50.
Dress - V12, V15 V000

Create a scene Thursday!

The current challenge over at Mad for Markers Challenge Blog is create a scene.  I have never done a card like this so it was a challenge.  I had a few stamps in mind and went searching for digi stamps to make a background. I found this urban fencing at Make it Crafty and thought it would fit perfectly  with Thursday the stamp I won at the Mad for Markers blog hop a while back (Thank you Sammi).  So  I stamped my image masked it printed it out and realised it didn't look right it needed more to the background.  I really wanted an old abandoned building I couldn't find one to suit so I got a clip art recoloured it and used the sketch function in photoshop elements then put my digital stamps over that and printed it out....and it looked alright. I coloured the stamped images with copics.  When I was happy with that I added derwent pencils to the graffiti on the building and some 2B shavings to darken up the door.  I think it turned out alright for my first attempt at creating a scene and mixing clip art, digi and rubber stamps.  What do you think?

So I used:
Rubber stamp - Thursday The Greeting Farm and
Copics on xpress it blending card all available from Mad for Markers shop.
Hair E53, E50, Y11
Skin and Eyes E11, E00, B32.
Clothes, Belt and Shoes C9, C7, C5, C3, C2, C1, R29, R27, R24, B37, B34, B32.
Urban Fencing E35, E27 and 0, C2 and C1.
Digi Stamp - Urban Fencing from Make it Crafty
Digital Paper from Breathe Me - Mega Fanpire Kit by Amy Stoffel.