Release your inner painter

Watercolouring after applying Julia's wonderful course

Pencil Drawing

Pencil drawing

Julia has today released her new Watercolouring tutorials. I had not picked up a brush for over 10 years, so I was daunted. I should not have been. I followed the step by step instructions on the tutorial and felt very reassured. It is not easy for me just now as I have some hand problems, yet I was able, with Julia's help, to overcome most of them. Give it a try, amaze yourself and release your inner painter!
The images are called Pomegranates and Hydrangea.

Challenges

1. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge-Always Anything Goes 
2. Just Keep On Creating- Anything Goes
3. Classic Design Team Open Challenge-Always Anything Goes 
4. Not Just Cards- Always Anything Goes
5. Rhedd's Creative Spirit- Anything Goes
6. Stempelsonnen Challenge -Always Anything Goes

Kickstarter

Here is a colouring book page from Julia Spiri . She has a kickstarter campaign and it offers such great value. Please take a look here, it is sooooooooooooo exciting!
 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/juliaspiri/whimsical-wonders-coloring-book-for-adults-by-juli 

Recipe

A page from Julia Spiri's new colouring book coloured with pencils and markers
Large card blank!
Tonic die
Floral dies
Word die

Challenges

1. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper  Anything Goes 
2. Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes
3. Color Inspiration Monday - Always Anything Goes with hand-colored image
4. DL.Art Linky Challenge Always Anything Goes
5. Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes
6. Crafty Friends Challenge  - Anything Goes 
7. Papercrafters' Linky Party  - Anything Goes
8. The Fairy and The Unicorn - Anything Goes 
9. Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes  
10. Crafty Catz  Anything Goes option/One for the Girls

The Princess of Tea

Woweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Just take a look at this new release from  Julia Spiri  called The Princess of Tea, isn't she wonderful?

Recipe

Image by Julia Spiri  called The Princess of Tea  coloured with pencils and markers
Dp is by Craftwork
Die cut border
Paper bow
Gem from stash

Challenges

1. Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
2. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
3. Color Inspiration Monday - Always Anything Goes with hand-colored image
4. A Gem of a Challenge  Summer Colours  
5. Scrappers Delights   Anything Goes
6. The Fairy and The Unicorn  -Anything Goes
7. Brown Sugar  -Anything Goes
8. Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes 
9. Polkadoodles  - Anything Goes
10. Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Paper Doll

We have a gorgoeous new release today at Julia Spiri and it's called Paper Doll. You will receive the doll and plenty of matching clothes etc. It's a lot of fun to play with as you can see from my photos above.

RECIPE

Image called Paper Doll coloured with my new Touchfive pens and pencils

Dp's are Craftwork and DO

Spellbinder nesting sq die

Bow die

Sentiment, flowers and leaves from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Anything goesSeptember link-up, Just keep on creating
2. Inspiration Destination #89 Always Anything Goes
3. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
4. Let's Color Saturday Linky Party  M(1st Sat) E 
5. Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
6. Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes
7. DL ART Thursday Challenge Monthly Challenge: Always Anything Goes
8. Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes

Marie Antoinette

May I present to you Marie Antoinette from The Princesses range, our new release at Julia Spiri! This is a favourite period of history of mine and I am fascinated with Versailles too.

RECIPE

Digi image Marie Antoinette from The Princesses at Julia Spiri!  coloured with pencils
Sizzix die
GHD Dp
Ribbon, sentiment, resin flower and gems from stash

CHALLENGES

1. {Pin}spirational

1. Scrappers Delights  M, First Saturday of the M  July -  Anything Goes 
2. Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes
3. Cut it Up- 2W, 1E, Must have Die Cuts - No. 100 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
4. Jo's Scrap Shack - W, 3E  - No.146 - Anything Goes
5. Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 32 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
6. Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes
7. Retarte 2W, E3 - #81 - Anything Goes
8. Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

The Mushroom House

We are having a mini break from a new release and using a past image today at the Julia Spiri New Release Team. This gave me the opportunity to work with this wonderful image which I love for new Home cards!!

RECIPE

Image called The Mushroom House from  Julia Spiri  coloured with Promarkers and pencils

Dp's by Sn@p

Spellbinder die

Flowers, brad and sentiment from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes
2. Let's Color Saturday Linky Party Anything goes 
3. Di's Digis Designs   Summer
4. My Time to Craft Summertime
5. The Pencil Case V=Variety of Colors 
6. Brown Sugar  - Anything Goes
7. Polkadoodles -  Use a Die Cut
8. WordArt Wednesdays - W,5E 
9. Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes
10. Tuesday Throwdown  -  Fairies and Fantasy

Dreams of Griselda

Yay!! It's new release day over at Julia Spiri , as a DT we are so very excited and escrap over which lovely image we can use as they are all so fab!! Take that with a pinch of salt of course, but I am sure you get my meaning he he he!!

This is for my fabulous GD who loves to read, I would use it but not much good with a Kindle!!

RECIPE

Image called Dreams of Griselda from  Julia Spiri  coloured with pencils

Prima tag

Crafts Too flourish die

Flowers and ribbon from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Alphabet Challenge - 2W, 1E, JFF - (W1 of 2) - H for Hand Colored Image
2. Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 2W, 3E -  #111 - Use a Die Cut
3. Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes
4. Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 30 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes/Back To School
5. Retarte 2W, E3 - #79 - Anything Goes
6. Let's Color Saturday Linky Party Anything goes with something colored
7. Inspiration Destination - W, F- #87 Always Anything Goes
8. Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
9. Where the HeART is - M, 1st Monday, E3 - (June) Anything Goes

Pirates

I love being a member of the Julia Spiri new Release Team, we have such an awesome surprise every two weeks when we get to play with the new images, lucky me!!

RECIPE

Images from Julia Spiri  called Charlotte and Scarlett coloured with pencils
Mixture of Dp's from my scrap box
Trimcraft die
Just cut rite die
Various metal charms
Craftwork paper bow
Nautical die cuts
Google found sentiments
Gems from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Let's Color Saturday Linky Party  M(1st Sat) E and C unlimited  (Must include hand colored image) Anything goes with something colored
2. Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes
3. DL ART Thursday Challenge  Monthy Challenge: Always Anything Goes 
4. Scrappers Delights  M, First Saturday of the M  Always Anything Goes 
5. Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - 2W, 3E -  #109 - Just Us Girls
6. Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes
7. Crafty Catz - W, 3E – #324 - Dies and Punches
8. Creative Fingers -  2W , 3E, No totally digital projects - No.108 - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
9. Dragons Lair Designs - M, E1 – May - Women at Work
10. Kitty Bee Designs - 2W,2E,C10 No.71  (W2 of 2)  -  Girly Cards

Atlantia Mermaid & Sea Clip Art

It's my huge pleasure to present to you the latest images from Julia Spiri. This is a combination of Atlantia Mermaid & Sea Clip Art available HERE. It is such fun to play around with the clip art then add a beautiful mermaid. Loved every second of the journey.

RECIPE

Images called Atlantia Mermaid & Sea Clip Art from Julia Spiri the mermaid coloured with Promarkers and pencils, then fussy cut, and a glitter pen in clear
Presscut stepper card die
Dp craft sensations
Bow, sentiment, gems and starfish from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Let's Color Saturday Linky Party 
2. Inspiration Destination -Always Anything Goes
3. Paper Minutes W - #432 - I want Sea
4. Sweet Stampin W, 2E  Water Water Everywhere
5. 613 Avenue Create - W, 3E, Any Craft Accepted - #174 Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Beach or Nautical Elements
6. Dragonfly Dreams - M – (May 1) Summertime
7. Glitter n Sparkle - W, F - #186 Shaped Cards
8. Stamping Sensations – May - Anything Goes

Spring fairy

This is available as a freebie for all you Julia Spiri fans out there and isn't she pretty?? Love her and making me long for the warm fairy Spring days. This is especially for an Event at Kit & Clowder, you may see how you can secure your copy here and do take a look here , and of course there are many more dig's available instore HERE
Come and join us here please  -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/stampsbyjuliaspiri/ and here   - https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/  so you don't miss out on all the fun!




RECIPE

Swing card 
Image from here  coloured with Promarkers and pencils
Dp's and paperbow are Craftwork
Crafts Too border die
Gems and sentiment from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Let's Color Saturday Linky Party 
2. Inspiration Destination -Always Anything Goes
3. Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects Always Anything Goes 
4. Tuesday Throwdown W- #291 -  Anything Goes
5. Not Just Cards - M, F - (April) Always Anything Goes
6. Use Your Stuff - W, JFF, use your stash - Use Scraps
7. The Paper Girls - 1st & 3rd Mondays, layouts, cards - (Week 2) Fancy Folds

Made for each other

Here is my fourth card/project made with the new Julia Spiri collection available HERE , all gorgeous and very usable too.

RECIPE

Image called Wedding Flowers from Julia Spiri  coloured with pencils
Dp from Ikea
Ribbon and words from stash
Corner rounder punch

CHALLENGES

1. Let's Color Saturday Linky Party 
2. Little Claire's  April - spring colours 
3. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper
4. Inspiration Destination -Always Anything Goes
5. Crafting-With-Friends  Anything Goes
6. Left of Center Creative Challenges - Tall Cards
7. Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes
8. Moving along with the Times Spring Flowers 

Peonies

Here is my second card for the new release at Julia Spiri from the peonies range this time. What an amazing selection. The bundle contains eleven fabulous elements for you to play around with to your hearts content! Why not take a peek HERE?

RECIPE

Peonies digital images by Julia Spiri , used with Craft Artist II. I added the bead frame then added the fabulous peonies. I had to restrict myself as I wanted to use them all! 
Spellbinder die
Free covermount embossing folder
Ribbon from stash

CHALLENGES

1. Brown Sugar –No. 195 - Anything Goes
2. Crafting-With-Friends - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
3. Dragons Lair Designs - – April - Anything Goes
4. Aud Sentiments Challenge #153 Anything Goes(
5. Cardz 4 Galz  #20 Use An Embossing Folder
6. Cre8tive Hands Friends  - Anything Goes
7. DL ART Thursday Challenge  Monthy Challenge: Always Anything Goes 
8. Moving along with the Times Spring Flowers
9. Star Stampz Challenge  Use A Digi
10. Inspiration Destination -Always Anything Goes
11. Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Poppies

More of the amazing water-coloured flowers from Julia Spiri called Poppies. The uses for these amazing flowers is endless. Our theme this time is Weddings, so I made this for a friend's daughter who will be married next year. It's a Wedding Planner.

RECIPE

I took an ordinary A5 note pad with spirals. I reinforced it with hard card

I used K & Co to cover both sides and the interior of the book covers

I used Craft Artist II to make the image with the individual elements, quote found on Google

Tonic die

Paper bow gem and letters from stash

CHALLENGES

1. 2 Creative Chicks
2. A Bit More Time to Craft   
3. Altered Eclectics
4. Crafts Galore Encore
5. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper
6. Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations
7. Leinzlove Tear Bears Challenge