Audrey

This months Mad for Markers challenge theme is something for a girl.  I chose to go with the feminine icon Audrey Hepburn when I made this card which features Uptown Girl Audrey from Stamping Bella. 

This is the first Uptown girl I have coloured and have to say I love love love them.  Of course when I ordered them I had to get more than one to make it worth my while with shipping costs...well that's my reasoning anyway :)
Audrey was coloured with these copics
SkinE11, E00, E000, R20
Hair E31, E29, E27, E25
Blacks C9, C7, C5, C3, C2, C1
Pinks RV04, RV02, RV00, RV000
Kindy Glitz and Pink spica are also featured. 
The ribbon is recycled and the paper is Teresa Collins - Posh.

Thanks so much for stopping
Gretchen

Gifty Gwen is ready to party.

Have you ever visited the Some Odd Girl Community there are some fantastic, creative and talented people there.  They also have some fantastic challenges and inspiration ideas.  One challenge they are running at the moment is


I made this card to enter in the challenge

It uses SOG Gifty Gwen coloured with these copics:

Skin E11, E00, E000, R20.

Hair E53, E51, E50.

Dress and shoes BG18, BG15, BG13, B000, B0000

Jacket R85, R83, R81.

Present RV02, RV00, RV000, Y15, Y13, Y11.

 

Sentiment is from Baker Mae

Paper is My Girl from My Mind's Eye

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Autumn Kaylee

This month over at Mad for Markers our challenge is an Autumn tones photo inspiration

My card uses Kaylee's closet from Some Odd Girl.  I don't usually colour with Autumn tones but I do love this hair colour and will no doubt be using it more often.

 

Kaylee is coloured with these copics:

Hair E08, E09, E19, E29

Skin E000, E00, E11, R20

Dress YR12, YR15, YR18 and Gold Spica

Shoes E29, E27, E25

Shadows BV0000, BV00

Paper: A Walk in the Park - Echo Park

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Gretchen

Anzac Biscuits

I thought I'd share with you our Anzac biscuit recipe.  We make them for Anzac day every year as our way of remembering the men and women who have served our country. (We do make them at other times too).

ANZACS
(taken from The Central Cookery Book)
130g butter
1tbsp golden syrup
1c flour
pinch salt
1c coconut
1c sugar
1c rolled oats
2tsp bicarb soda
2tbsp boiling water
6 drops of vanilla


Preheat oven to 160oC.
Line biscuit trays with baking paper. 
Melt butter and golden syrup. 
Sift flour and salt.
Add sugar, coconut, rolled oats.
Dissolve bicarb in boiling water and add vanilla. 
Mix all ingredients together and mix well.
Roll into small balls and place on baking tray (allow room as biscuits will spread)
Bake in the oven for 10 mins
Allow to rest on the tray for 1/2 minute before lifting off to cool on a cake cooler.

I am not 100 percent happy with this recipe so I have found a few more ANZAC biscuit recipes I would like to try including this one I found at The Australian War Memorial Website it features an original recipe provided by Bob Lawson, an ANZAC present at the Gallipoli landing.

The Ode

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

To all those who have served and are serving our country thank you.

 

For more information on Anzac day you can look here.

Chasing purple butterflies

I saw the purple and green challenge over at Wild Orchid Challenge and thought I'd combine it with the anything goes Saturated Canary challenge.  I rarely use green and embellishing is really not my strong point, but here is what I created:

I used the digi Chasing Butterflies from Saturated Canary she is coloured with these copics:

V17, V15, V12, V09.

YG06, YG03, YG00,

C7, C5, C3, C2, C1

E35, E33, E31, E11, E00, E000,

R20, RV02

 

I used these products from Wild Orchid Crafts:

Vintage Seam Binding Ribbon Lilac

Lavender open roses 15mm

2 tone lilac tea roses 25mm

Lilac closed rose buds

Lilac semi open roses

 

Paper is La Di Da Collection from Kaisercraft.

Autumn Forest Friend Fairy

The theme over at Mad for Markers Challenge this month is an Autumn leaves photo inspiration.

 

 

Here is my card for this month.  I don't know what happened with the layout of this card...my next Autumn card will be much better..I hope.

I used Some Odd Girl digi - Forest Friend Fairy I think she is super cute but I am not a big fan of Autumn colours.  She is coloured with these copics (I forgot to write these down when I coloured her, so I am guessing I used-

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20,

Clothes and wings YR18, YR15, YR12, YR00 and most likely E31, E25, E19

Bird Y15, Y13, Y11

Hair E33,E25, E19, E08, E09 (I think)

 

We'd love it if you joined in our April Challenge over at Mad for Markers

 

Monster birthday

I made this card for a friend of ours who turned 9, his name just happens to be the same as this monster.   I think it is simple but cute and funny. 

 

I used a

Digi stamp - Monster Chris from A Day for Daisies

I added the spots and coloured with copics:

B05, B02, B00, B000, B0000, YG06, YG03, YG00, C3, C2, C1

The font is smiley monster

 

I am entering this card into There She Goes 201 - Masculine challenge

 

Thank you for visiting.

Gretchen