Some Abi inspiration from Dressy Girl Christine

Hi Ladies

Christine here today with a card for you.... using one of the lovely original FREEBIE images called Abi Ballerina.  You can find her HERE.

I decided to opt for an easel style card as I haven't done one in a while, and they're just so easy to do!  Abi is coloured with a mix of Copics and Promarkers - and I used some digi paper I had in stock.   Glitter, velvet ribbon, and some tiny gems completed this relatively simple card.

To create the 'stopper' for the easel..  I played around with a computer generated sentiment..  you'll find it on my blog HERE if you'd like it, or you would like more details of this card.

Hope I've inspired you to get your pens and paper out...  

Big hugs

Welcome new Dressy girl Nicole.

Last but by no means least we want to introduce new Dressy Girl Nicole...

Hi!  I'm a former kindergarten teacher who is now a stay at home mom to my 2 little girls.  My hubby is supportive of all my crafty pursuits and that says a lot about him because I love all kinds of crafts from making headbands, bows, & designing dresses to making party favors and now cards!!  I am a newcomer on the stamping scene and have met so many wonderful crafting friends already thanks to the common joy of card making and coloring with Copic markers.  I would color all day long if my family would let me...!!  Lol! My favorite colors are the blue greens (affectionately called the BG's) and I try to sneak them into every card I make!! 

I love to get crafty with my girls (ages 8 & 6) and let them color images right along side me.  It's a fun hobby for us all to share!! 

I'm so happy to be joining the fabulous team of ladies at All Dressed Up!!  These digis are so adorable and make me smile every time I see them!!  :) :)

And here is one of Nicoles beautiful cards featuring All Dressed Up

We hope you will give Nicole a warm Dressy Welcome. 

Don't forget to check back tomorrow at 5pm GMT for our new image launch, new challenge and our first ever blog hop, where some fun prizes can be won. 

Welcome new Dressy Girl Maritha

Day 3 of welcoming our new Dressy Girls, Today we would love you to meet Maritha 

My name is Maritha and i´m 43 years old. I have three children and one fiance ;) I have worked in a preschool all my life and still love to do that.

I started this hobby 2010 and don´t think i´ll ever stop! I don´t have a special style because i like to try A LOT of things out and i do believe that i need more hours of a day!!!!

If i did have to pic a special style that i like the most....hmm...then i think i would pic CAS (clean and simple). I looove to decorate my cards but sometimes i think if you coolur a stamp up really nice,then that is what make the card look so stunning so there is no need for a lot of flowers to make it pretty.

And here is some of Maritha's work featuring All Dressed Up images

We hope you will give Maritha a lovely Dressy Welcome. 

Do you have a junior crafter ?

Here at All Dressed Up we want to encourage the next generation of crafter, and we know from our Dressy Girls that there is plenty of junior crafters. So we have decided to add a Junior crafters (under 16 years of age) Gallery to our blog...But we need YOUR junior crafters creations.

 If your junior crafter has a project they have created with All Dressed up image, and you would like it showcased here, then please email a clear photo, along with permission for us to use the photo to : alldressedupchallenge@gmail.com.

Welcome new Dressy Girl Jennifer.And a fantastic colour placement inspiration Card.

Hey Dressy's, Day two of welcoming our New Dressy Girls. Today is the turn of Jennifer Dove

My name is Jennifer Dove, mother to two boys and a very supportive hubby.  I lived in Alaska for 12 years and since has moved to Arizona.  Yes, from the freezer to the fire!  I am a heavy equipment operator by trade and an artist by nature.

After moving to Arizona I became certified as a copic Designer both beginning and intermediate.  I teach local classes. Since then I have written a Copic workbook designed for my classes and have taught 100's of woman how to be a Copic color artist through retreats all over the states.  My student like to refer to the retreats as Copic Boot Camp.  I have recently been published in Copic Color Guide 4, as well as 3 and 2.  I am also a Copic Instructor through Annie's Publication online classes.  My first video is Create With Copics:  Beginner Guide.  

I am thrilled to be apart of the All Dressed Up team and look forward to all the amazing images I get to play with.  I enjoy creating and coloring as this is my current passion.  I hope you enjoy my coloring inspiration and as well as the tutorials I come up with.  Remember, It is only paper and ink!  Have fun!!

And today Is Jennifers first Inspiration post for All Dressed Up 

Hey Dressy Peeps, Jennifer Dove here (you don't know me yet...but you will).  I had some fun taking one of the ADU cute-as-a-button images and doing a little creative color placement with my markers to give the face a little more detail.  It takes a little imagination and a little creativity and wah-la...you have facial features.  I hope you enjoyed this little peek into my creativity.  You will be seeing a lot more of me throughout the next few months.  

I used copics to create him and his little buddy.  The image can be found HERE.  Now you give it a try!!

The colors I used are:

YG95 YG99 green

B91 B93 B95 B97 Blue

R27 R46 Red

E50 E51 E21 skin

C1 C3 C5 C7 C9 metal

E04 bugs

E41 E42 E43 E44 E49 browns

Go get creative!!  Remember it is only ink and paper!

Sneeky peek time !

Morning Dressy's, now we have given a couple of sneeky peeks of our fantastic new releases coming on the 15th via the Facebook group... it seems a bit unfair not to share these with you as well doesn't it ? 

Hmmm What could they be ???
Make sure you join us on Wednesday at 5pm GMT for the reveal and our blog hop.
Also don't forget you still have a couple of days to get your entries in for our current challenge. 

Welcome to new Dressy Girl Kelly....

Hiya Dressy's, from now until our challenge on 15th we are going to be introducing you to our new Dressy Girls, first lady joining us in 2014 is Kelly. 

  I am very excited to join the All Dressed Up team and thank you for having me. I could spend many days in seclusion making cards and doing mixed media projects but my family  keeps me in the real world. I am a paper hoarder!  I love the patterned papers and it is so hard to use them so last year I learned to do canvas girls from a online class. Now I can use those papers on the canvas and put them on my walls, therapy for hoarders. lol

  I have 7 kids but only 3 are home and I homeschool them.  It is a joy to be close with them and see where their lives are taking them. We live in the coldest State in the USA on a small farm. I stay in my clean craft room while my husband and kids tend to the animals and the huge garden in the summer.  I do love to cook and preserve all of our produce in the late summer and then in the winter it is so refreshing to pop open the garden fresh food!  So basically I fill all the needs of our family as well as my own addiction to crafting. I always say to my husband that crafting is cheaper than a psychiatrist!!  

Here is some of Kelly's Work featuring All Dressed Up Images 

I'm sure you will all give Kelly a very warm Dressy Welcome :)