Felted Critters Again.

Hi again, a double DT post today. Just wanted to share with you my two new Cuddly Critters in felt! These are based on Cuddly Critters Rabbit and Squirrel from Dr.Digi's House of Stamps.

So here is the digi I used for the rabbit:

And here is my version, I might add him some whiskers next time I have a session with the glue out, lol.

You can see I gave him little pink paw pads underneath! 

And here is the digistamp I used for the squirrel: 

And my version of him:

I have also tackled this squirrel in pencil too - here.

I get most of my felt supplies from Fuzzywuzzies an online retailer in the U.K. The rabbit is the carded mouse batt and the squirrel is in the carded foxy batt. 

Thanks for having a look at my needle felted creatures, I really enjoy working from a digistamp as inspiration! I hope they made you smile too!

A post from the udder side.

(A little break from Catchupmageddon.) Happy Friday Folks! Back with some Dr.Digi DT action and another Cuddly Critter - Cow!

Yes, I went Friesian! But doing black and white critters has got to be my hardest combo, it's so easy to drag the black back into the white and get weird lines of spots! 

Here is the digi when you download it:

And here is my version coloured in Polychromo pencils: 

I thought I would add her in a few croci-cups (could be a crocus, could be a buttercup, who knows!) to give her a touch of scenery.

Background paper from the stash, bling is Shimelle and font is Scooby Doo.

For info you can get a more instant Cow if you fancy it? This Cuddly Critter Cow also comes in an awesome pre-coloured version.  Also, she comes as part of an amazing money saving Critter Set too!

Thanks for joining me today, hope to see you in the Dr.Digi's facebook group soon!

Splash!

Welcome to another Dr.Digi friyay! You may remember this little walrus from an earlier 3D felt episode? Here he is, Cuddly Critters Walrus, now in pencils!

Decided to pop the digi in a bit of a splashy scene, but just so you can see which bit is the digi, here he is in the shop:

Here is my version:

Remember he is also part of the super money-saving Cuddly Critter Set!

As normal he is coloured with polychromo pencils on kraft card. I added white posca pen highlights and some stickles to the water.

Background paper from Making Cards Magazine and the font is LA Headlights BTN.

Thanks for joining me on another Dr.Digi DT day. I hope your day goes with a splash too!

Pinky Pig

Happy Friday Folks! It's my fortnightly Dr.Digi post and it's back to a 2D Cuddly Critters Pig! Loved making her in felt and knew I had to have a go in pencil too!

Coloured with polychromos and a white posca pen I also coloured in the text too this time. Font is DK Rosy Lee.

Here is the digi in the shop:

And here is my version:

Paper is one from the stash, probably a magazine freebie. The heart bling is from WHSmith, I'm not sure about it on this card but I couldn't find anything that fitted better! #embellishmentchoicetrauma

Coloured the pig completely smooth and shiny to begin with, then added the mud, then added the hairs, then coloured the letters.  I printed out the pig and letters after combining them in a graphic package on the PC.

Thanks for joining me today! Hope to see you again soon!

The final panda of 2019

Hi again friends! I hope you have had a lovely festive period (if you celebrate it) and are looking forward to 2020? This is probably my final card and post for 2019 and I'm happy to be sharing the Cuddly Critters Panda from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps. I have added a speech bubble and he is saying "Hello!"

I don't know if you remember but I felted him earlier in the year and was quite looking forward to colouring him too!

Just an important bit of shopping enabler info, the Cuddly Critters Panda is also part of a bargain buy Cuddly Critters Set and it's a massive saving if you do fancy it. Just saying ;)

Here is the digi I used -

And here is my version of that digi -

I had a fair few disasters with him, colouring did not go smoothly! But I'm hoping they are not too noticeable!? Sometimes crafting can be a bit testing can't it? lol.

I printed out the topper on the computer, combining the digi with a silhouette of some bamboo and a speech bubble saying "hello". Does you smart phone do that thing where you can hold it over text and it converts it to your own language? I am still completely gobsmacked by it every time I do it! 

I coloured him up with polychromo pencils as usual and some white posca pen for the highlights in his eyes and on his nose. Background paper is from Making Cards Magazine.

Thanks for joining me today, and perhaps joining me throughout 2019. Hopefully see you in the New Year!

Sqwirl!

My favourite Disney character (though I confess I am not really a Disney person, I love some Ghibli however) is Dug from the film Up! And why am I telling you this?? Because....

SQUIRREL!!!!

(Apparently, in personality I am far more like Dory! I am not sure that was a compliment...)

Here is the Dr.Digi Squirrel from the Cuddly Critters set! 

And here is what the digi looks like in the shop -

And here is my version -

I also added in some scenery, just some acorns and leaves. Thought it would make a nice change! Did rather a lot of experimenting on this piece, especially with the colouring.

This is (almost) all polychromo pencils on smooth kraft card (called Hessian Buff). I did add some white highlights with a white posca pen, but removed most of it too.

Font is Zolano Serif BTN. Background paper was a magazine freebie from the stash. It's pretty ancient!

For those of you that would like more of a colouring recipe. Here are all the colours in the squirrel.

101, 104, 108, 115, 121, 130, 132, 175, 177, 187, 190, 199, 232, 274

Thanks for joining me today! Hope you have a smashing weekend.

Elephantus Insecta

Happy Friday everyone! I am back today with  more Cuddly Critters from Dr.Digi's House of Stamps. Infact....I am back with the same critter from my last DT post - The Elephant!

I got the idea for this version whilst I was making the 3D felt version. It was way beyond my felting skills but I thought I might get it to work with pencils!

Here is the original image in the shop -

And here is my version with peacock butterfly ears!

((It would be remiss of me not to share that this Fant is part of an amazing money saving set with the whole critters range included. Follow this link to see.))

I had a bit of a research session on elephant skin, feet and trunks to grab some ideas for the textures I wanted to create.

 The background paper is a recent one from Making Cards Magazine. The bling is from the stash.

Thanks for joining me today! I'm really enjoying colouring up these critters, off to start on the next one!

Felt Elephant!

Good Afternoon from the blog! A second post for today using the Elephant from Dr.Digi's House of Stamps Cuddly Critters!

I really love how he came out! I think he shows some evidence of improved skills, but not many! His ears are really fluffy, and not much like real elephant ears for sure, lol!

Here is the digistamp in the shop that I used as my pattern -

I did a lot more shadowing on this critter to try and keep some of the details from the original stamp, do you think it makes him look more cartoony? The original base shape I made for him was very comical, adding the details fixed the problem I hope ;)

This Elephant is one of a host of critter stamps at Dr.Digi's. Please visit this link to see all of the family and if you fancy a real bargain, why not head to the shop and get the full set? (That's £15 for £28's worth of stamps!)

Thanks for coming to the blog even though there wasn't any colouring to look at! Thought it would be nice to try something new this October (Work commitments haven't allowed for much crafting time) and I hope you enjoyed it.

Here are links to all the critters I have made so far -

Pig

Panda

Walrus

Elephant (Here)

P.s. the book in the first picture is from my vintage book stash and it is called " The  Big Book of the Zoo" (1930) and was published by Clay and Sons.

Felt Panda!

Happy to be here to share some more of my 3D felt creations based on Dr.Digi's Cuddly Critter Stamps!

This is the Panda!

I have to start by admitting this panda is a lot smaller than my other felt critters, I don't seem to be in control of what size things come out!  He has defo made me want to have a go at making some more bears!

Here is the digi I used in the shop -

Had to learn lots making this bear, unlike my other critters he doesn't have any shadow work, it was super hard to keep the black and white crisp so I decided to leave him just like that.

This Panda is one of a host of critter stamps at Dr.Digi's. Please visit this link to see all of the family and if you fancy a real bargain, why not head to the shop and get the full set? (That's £15 for £28's worth of stamps!)

Thanks again for coming to look at something a bit different! I have one more to share with you this afternoon and then perhaps normal non-felt service will resume, lol! :)