Four More Pages of my Sweet Pea Stamps Scrapbook

Not many more pages to go after these four.  Think I've got three more to go so hopefully in a week or so the scrapbook will be on its way to its new owner!!

I have really struggled with these pages as I need to keep them quite flat to keep the thickness of the scrapbook down.  I did rebel on one of the pages though but the die-cut flowers squash down quite well - well that's the excuse I'm sticking to!!!

 This is one of the first images I got from Sweet Pea Stamps by Karen Middleton.  It is called "Magenta Rose".  She is available as a digital stamp ($3.00) and a single rubber stamp (at the moment it is on offer at $4.09 instead of $5.99).  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers/Flexmarkers and highlighted areas with some sparkly pearlescent chalks.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the page off with a pink doily, flowers, brads and pearls.

 This second page has been made using the Lisa Victoria image called "Rain Dragon".  The image is available as a digital stamp, a single rubber stamp or part of a multi-image plate (Sheet 1, Plate 39 - Rain Dargon comes on the multi-image plate with Baby Sweet Dreams, Dragon Luck and Storytime).  I have always liked this image as I thought it good for a get well card/to cheer someone up who is feeling under the weather.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted the water drops with my Sakura Stardust clear pen.  Again the papers I was given.  I have mounted the image on a Spellbinders Grande die-cut which a friend cut for me.  I have finished the page with some seam binding ribbon, some flowers which I have had for 2-3 years and some brads.

 Here is a fun page I've made with a Karen Middleton image called "Surfer Boy".  I just love this image - especially the little lad's hair!!!  This image is available as a digital stamp and a single rubber stamp.  I have coloured in with my Promarkers and used my Sakura Stardust clear pen for the water drops.  The backing papers are from Summertime Designs.  The blue dotty paper I have torn with a tearing ruler to look like waves.  I have finished this page off with a die-cut sentiment (I wasn't keen on the words the other side so I have turned it upside down to stick my peel-off letters onto) and gems. 

My fourth page is using an Elisabeth Bell image called "Twinkle Toes Series "Teeny Tiny"" and is available as a rubber stamp only at Sweet Pea Stamps.  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers. The inspiration for the background around the fairy/toadstool came from the very talented Kate from the Sweet Pea Stamps Design.  She did a wonderful tutorial back in June 2013 showing how to do this dotty background.  Pop on over here to watch the tutorial - you won't be disappointed.  Kate did the tutorial using Copics.  I struggle with the lids of Copics so use Promarkers but do have a few Flexmarkers.  My background hasn't come out as diffused as Kate's but I still like it.  I have inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Shabby Shutters distress ink.  The backing papers I was given.  I have finished the page off with a Marianne Designs die-cut with Imagination Crafts Sparkle Medium spread over it (yes I did do it with my fingers - I don't do messy!!), die-cut flowers inked with Tim Holtz's Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed distress ink, brads, gems and dotty ribbon.

I am entering these pages into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Do you believe in fairies (4th scrapbook page has been entered into this challenge)

Simon Says - Animal antics (2nd scrapbook page entered into this challenge)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Animals

Graph It - Background effects (4th page entered into this challenge - using the dotty technique with six coloured Flexmarkers and the Blender Pen)

Card Crafter's Circle - Portrait of a woman (1st scrapbook page entered this challenge)
Bloggers Challenge - To die for (2nd and 4th pages entered into this challenge)