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Saturday, 21 February 2015

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 68


This is my design card for today's Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 68: anything goes with a twist ... monochrome. Please click the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our monochromatic challenge.

The challenge is being sponsored by Lacy Sunshine and I used their Emily's kimono image, which I coloured with just one alcohol pen - the Chameleon 'sky blue' - this is my first attempt at using one of the Chameleon pens that were delivered earlier this week. As with anything new, practice is needed ... so I will take take and try to get better with using them.

Papers are from the DCWV Far East collection (I was given an 8 x 8 pad ages and ages ago and I'm still using some up, including the scrap piece down the side, as well as the other bigger offcuts). I stamped on to the background paper using Stazon teal blue, but it doesn't show up too well here. I also stamped the fan on to a scrap piece of card that matched the background and cut around it. Washi tape was added either side of the scrap piece.

This is also for Inkspirational 76 where this photo was given:



This is also for:

Pixie's snippets week 164
Hiding in my craft room 187: super scraps Saturday
Cardz 4 guyz 58: oriental (I think this could be given to a male friend)
Simon says Monday: a piece of paradise
Stamps & fun = creativity 237: washi tape
Red rubber inspirationals 208: let's hear it for the girl
Crafty catz 267: for a special lady
Stampavie and more 231: blue and white
Cuttin and stampin 8: anything goes
Robyn's fetish 251: square cards
613 avenue create 111: anything goes
Not just cards 13: anything goes
Inspiration destination 21: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 94: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Completely Christmas challenge 51


This is my design card for Completely Christmas challenge 51: anything goes with a twist ... no red or green. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in the fun.

The challenge is being sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps and I used their Little penguin winter image which I coloured with spectrum noir pens. The main papers are from Fantastic Foils Festive Frolics and I used a couple of strips of textured card as well, punching some snowflakes out of snippets of this card.

I'm showing this card as well for my own CHNC challenge 217 to help promote Completely Christmas.


This is also for:

Pixie's snippets week 164
Hiding in my craft room 187: super scraps Saturday
The 12 months of Christmas
Holly jolly Christmas challenge: non-traditional Christmas colours
Fresh brewed: animals
The paper shelter 191: animal magic
QKR stampede 127: critters
Crafting for all seasons 96: dies and/or punches
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Creative craft cottage 34: include a sentiment
Whimsy 80: use a sentiment
Creative corner: winter fun
Creative fingers 68: anything goes
Scrappers delights 41: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
Not just cards 13: anything goes
Inspiration destination 21: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 94: anything goes

Friday, 20 February 2015

Buckwells Crafty challenge 5 inspiration


This is my mid-month inspiration for Buckwells Crafty blog - challenge 5: love/red.

Kenny K are offering 3 of their stunning digi images to one of the lucky winners. Hope you pop over and have a look at their images and the the fabulous new images just released.


Plus two more lucky winners will each win 5 sets of Backing Papers of their choice from Buckwell Craft supplies.


I used the Kenny K love bug image kindly supplied by one of the sponsors, colouring with spectrum noir pens and used Buckwell Craft Supplies 15 mm double sided red satin ribbon., kindly supplied by Buckwells as sponsors. The background paper is from their 'love rush' CD:






I cut the image with a Spellbinders 'tile works' die, brushing with victorian velvet distressing ink before releasing from the die.


This is also for:

One stitch at a time 230: anything goes with love
Dragonfly dreams 14: love is in the air
Papercreators 35: love is in the air
Emerald faeries 64: all you need is love
Life in details (fb) February: all you need is love
Stamp and create February: all you need is love
Digi sketch: love is love
Deep ocean 97: love is all around
Order of the opus gluei 202: be my Valentine
That's crafty: be my Valentine
Sentimental Sundays 246: Happy Valentine's day
Pattie's 107: Valentine's love
Little Claire 54: love theme
Little Claire digi stamp monthly 2: love & romance theme
Get creative 8: red, white & pink
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Melonheadz friends: die cuts
Crafting for all seasons 96: dies and/or punches
Left of center 66: use your dies
Craftin desert divas: use ribbon
3 girl jam February: love with ribbon
Craft-Dee BowZ February: anything goes and include a handmade bow
QKR stampede 127: critters
Robyn's fetish 251: square cards
Not just cards 13: anything goes
Inspiration destination 21: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 94: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Thursday, 19 February 2015

50th birthday present


I wrapped two presents with some DCWV 12 x 12 papers and used a small piece to cover a tag which I then decorated with the felt flower with button, two tiny flowers, the sentiment square and the all important 50 numerals, all held together with some stitched ribbon.


This is for:

Craftin desert divas: use ribbon
Moving along with the times: pink/lilac and/or butterflies
Make my Monday: two favourite colours
Aloha Friday 41: favourite colour combo
Cute card Thursday 361: floral delight
Pause dream enjoy: anything but a card
2 creative chicks 23: anything goes (no cards)
613 avenue create 111: anything goes + option: RAK day
Scribble and scrap 38: anything goes
Not just cards 13: anything goes
Inspiration destination 21: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Simply brown


Another card that I made a while ago, using a piece of card with text that I've had for ages wrapped round with some eyelash fibre (still have quite a lot of this kind of thing boxed away ... used to use it a lot, but it rarely sees the light of day now, which is a pity really). Die cut flowers from paper with text, edged with brown corduroy distress ink.


This is for:

Just inspirational: handmade flowers (die cut)
Stampartpapel retarte 35: spring flowers or anything goes
Cute card Thursday 361: floral delight
CRAFT 299: clean and simple
Scribbles designs 26: clean and simple
CASology 134: monochrome
Melonheadz friends: die cuts
Crafting for all seasons 96: dies and/or punches
Simon says Wednesday: add a little texture
Scrappers delights 41: anything goes
613 avenue create 111: anything goes
Scribble and scrap 38: anything goes
Craft your passion 249: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 47: anything goes
Not just cards 13: anything goes
Inspiration destination 21: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 73


This is my design card for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 73: anything goes with a twist ... use a die on your card. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in the challenge.

The background of the card was created with a wide band recycled from a Christmas cracker with glittered gold strips by Paper Cellar and corrugated card strips. The image of Lacy Sunshine's  Christmas Boo was coloured digitally and die cut using X cut rectangular parenthesis dies, using a larger one for the red mirror mat. The poinsettias were from Hobbycraft.


This is also for:

Going grey with Scrap-creations: bingo - I chose middle column: flowers, die cuts, digi image
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes

Monday, 16 February 2015

Crafting musketeers February challenge: cute


This is my design card for the mid-month post for Crafting musketeers February challenge: cute. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in the challenge here.

I used Cuddly Buddly's Karen Middleton's 'love mouse' image (coloured with spectrum noirs), Barbara Anne Williams 'bits of ivory' sentiment circle and various Cuddly Buddly digital papers, kindly supplied as sponsor of the Crafting musketeers challenge.The image was die cut using one of the Docrafts x-cut parenthesis dies, brushing softly with victorian velvet distress ink before removing from the die. This is a large A5 card. I added a few hearts from a pack from Hema.


This is also for:

Fitztown 68: have a heart
One stitch at a time 230: anything goes with love
Meljen's 247: loving you
Digi choosday 6: love is in the air
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air
Tuesday throwdown 231: love is in the air
Crafting by designs: love is in the air
Bloggers challenge: love is in the air
Chocolate coffee cards 84: love is in the air
Dragonfly dreams 14: love is in the air
Jellypark friends February: love is in the air
Papercreators 35: love is in the air
Emerald faeries 64: all you need is love
Life in details (fb) February: all you need is love
Stamp and create February: all you need is love
Digi sketch: love is love
Deep ocean 97: love is all around
Fussy & fancy 132: it's all about love
Little Claire 54: love theme
Order of the opus gluei 202: be my Valentine
That's crafty: be my Valentine
Mema's February: celebrate Valentine's day
Jo's scrap shack funday: Valentine's day
4 crafty chicks 233: Valentine's
Dare to be sassy Thursday 268: happy Valentine's day
Sentimental Sundays 246: Happy Valentine's day
Pattie's 107: Valentine's love
Inky impressions 196: Valentine's/love
Scrap & craft 2: Valentine's/love/romance
Digistamps4Joy 109: Valentine's/love
Little Claire digi stamp monthly 2: love & romance theme
Oddball: love
Simon says Wednesday: all creatures great and small
Just inspirational: any animal
Get creative 8: red, white & pink
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Melonheadz friends: die cuts
Craft your passion 249: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 47: anything goes
Not just cards 13: anything goes
Creative inspirations 300: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes

The cheerful stamp pad challenge 105: B stands for bear


This is my design card for the Cheerful stamp pad challenge 105: B stands for bear. Please click on the link to see the lovely beary designs of the rest of the team and we would love you to join in our challenge.

I covered a piece of card randomly with red and yellow Pan Pastels and then brushed this lightly with a thin layer of white gesso. I then used a stencil with hearts, first using red Pan Pastel and then a thin smear of white gesso, gently wiping some of this so that the years became pink. I got the idea to use Pan Pastels and gesso in this way here. I printed out the digital image of Beary Dust Stamps 'ballerina bear' kindly supplied by the challenge sponsor, Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet. I coloured this with spectrum noir pens. I added some small pink hearts on to the larger hearts dotting with liquid pearls gold, adding some also to the bear, the sentiment oval and the chipboard number 1 that had been coloured with a spectrum.

This is, of course, for a baby's first birthday.


This is also for:

Frosted designs: get messy x 2 - first with Pan Pastels, then with gesso, for background and then through stencil - messy hand to prove it!:


Pan Pastel UK 4: pink and white
Creative corner: kiddy fun
Pink gem 138: children's playtime
Come and get it: birthdays
Craft for the craic February: birthday or anniversary
Allways something creative 93: birthday
One stitch at a time 230: anything goes with love (using a Stitchy Bear image)
Digi sketch: love is love
Deep ocean 97: love is all around
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Inky impressions 196: love
Meljen's 247: loving you
Wags n whiskers 147: for some you love
Fussy & fancy 132: it's all about love
Oddball: love
Fitztown 68: have a heart
Seize the birthday: hearts and/or arrows
Cute card Thursday 360: perfectly pink
Whoopsi Daisy February: pretty in pink
Get creative 8: red, white & pink
Crafty boots: use a sentiment
Stitchy Bear facebook February: anything goes with a Stitchy Bear imageCraft your passion 249: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 47: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes
Not just cards 13: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Sunday, 15 February 2015

More red and white for CCAYR mid month


This is my second design card for CCAYR February mid month inspiration. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge here.

The background is Tattered Lace magazine card with a snippet of spotted card added. 

I wrapped a piece of chipboard with some lovely organza material which is a sheer white with red foiled trees - this is the same as I used here for my first card for the CCAYR red and white February challenge, finished off with an Anna Griffin sentiment.


This is also for:

ABC Christmas: C for colourful
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes

CCAYR February mid month inspiration


This is my first design card for CCAYR February mid month inspiration. Please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of the rest of the team and join in our challenge here.

The background of my A5 card is made up of a piece of snowflake card from a Tattered Lace magazine and offcuts of Papermania paper and white card wrapped with a piece of Hobbycraft sentiment ribbon. The lovely Jo Capper-Sandon's Stampotique snowman's hat, scarf etc were colour with spectrum noirs and the image and surrounding holographic offcut were die cut with X cut rectangle paranthesis dies.


This is also for:

ABC Christmas: C for colourful
All kinds of cards 122: red and white
One crazy stamper February: red and white and a die cut
Amusing challenges (stamped blessings): die cuts
The east wind 25: tip of the hat
Scrapy land 11: anything goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells
Timbro scrap mania 106: anything goes
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes

Mid month inspiration for CHNC challenge extra for February


I can't believe it's already halfway through February and time for the mid month inspiration for CHNC challenge extra for February. You can see the wonderful designs of the team here and we would love you to join in our February challenge here - any Christmas design.

For my card I used Bugaboo Stamps Little penguin winter, kindly supplied by them as sponsors of the challenge. I coloured with spectrum noir pens. For the rest of the card I used a double sided Echo park winter time paper and used a piece of decorated 'Singing penguins' grosgrain ribbon from Crafty ribbons inside.



Inside:


Back:


This is also for:

ABC Christmas: C for colourful
Art impressions 153: front and back
Simon says Wednesday: all creatures great and small
Just inspirational: any animal
Sweet stampin: inspired by a song - We wish you a merry Christmas
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Crafting  by designs February: anything goes
Crafty gals corner 6: anything goes
Allsorts 298: any occasion than birthday
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
Crafty calendar February: anything goes
Simply create too 79: anything goes
Creative fingers 67: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes

Saturday, 14 February 2015

More love, hearts and red for CHNC challenge 216


As it's Valentine's day, today's CHNC challenge 216 is to use the word 'love' and/or hearts and/or the colour red on your Christmas creations. Please click on the link to see what this is all about and I hope you will. be able to join in the challenge.

My second card for CHNC challenge 216 features the lovely image 'Christmas mouse' kindly supplied by the Stamping Boutique as one of my sponsors this week. I coloured with the chameleon pens that arrived yesterday, adding glossy accents on the bauble and Art Institute fine glitter on the hat and here and there in the background. The background is a digital paper from Ooh-la-la Designs Everyday Occasions CD-rom (I changed the colour).  I've added bows, hearts and buttons.

Once again I've incorporate love, hearts and red.

Unfortunately, the photo doesn't really show the dome of glossy accents that has been put over the bauble.


This is also for:

ABC Christmas: C for colourful
Artistic inspirations 124: anything goes with a twist of hearts
Fitztown 68: have a heart
One stitch at a time 230: anything goes with love
Use your stuff 172: love theme (used bows, hearts and buttons that I've had for ages)
Creative moments 61: anything goes/love
Meljen's 247: loving you
Wags n whiskers 147: for some you love
3 girl jam February: love with ribbon
Clear it out: red - red embellishments (the glittered hearts needed to be used)
Crafty sentiments: use some red
Pile it on 55: use a bow
Really reasonable ribbon 111: buttons and bows
Allways something creative 92: gloss and glitter
Creative card crew 80: glitter
Sparkle n sprinkle February: anything goes (used loose glitter)
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Allsorts 298: any occasion than birthday
Simon says Wednesday: all creatures great and small
Just inspirational: any animal
Creative inspirations 300: anything goes
Simply create too 79: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes
Card and scrap 91: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

CHNC challenge 216: love and/or hearts and/or red


As it's Valentine's day, today's CHNC challenge 216 is to use the word 'love' and/or hearts and/or the colour red on your Christmas creations. Please click on the link to see what this is all about and I hope you will. be able to join in the challenge.

For my first card I've included love, hearts and the colour red, featuring the lovely snowman family image that is part of Beccy Muir's snowman set (Beccy is one of this week's sponsors). I added the sentiment and mounted on to a piece of mirror card that had been embossed with one of the 8 x 8 embossing folders from the textures bundle that was delivered this week, not that the 'distressed' embossing has anything to do with Christmas, but I just wanted to use one of the textures folders. A piece of wired glittery ribbon around the card blank is pulled in with some red elastic and two glittery hearts added.


This is also for:

ABC Christmas: C for colourful
Lacy sunshine 51: have a heart
Artistic inspirations 124: anything goes with a twist of hearts
Melonheadz friends: hearts/love
Fitztown 68: have a heart
One stitch at a time 230: anything goes with love
Use your stuff 172: love theme (used mirror card and glittered hearts that I've had for ages)
Creative moments 61: anything goes/love
Meljen's 247: loving you
Wags n whiskers 147: for some you love
3 girl jam February: love with ribbon
Clear it out: red - red embellishments (the glittered hearts needed to be used)
Crafty sentiments: use some red
Penny's 214: embossing
Hannah and friends 215: embossing
Sweet stampin: inspired by a song - Frosty, the snowman
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Allsorts 298: any occasion than birthday
Creative inspirations 300: anything goes
Catch the bug: anything goes
Simply create too 79: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 67


This is my design card for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 67: anything goes with a twist ... add a bow. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of other team members and join in the challenge.

The ribbon with bow that I've used was rescued from some packaging and recycled - lovely grosgrain quality ribbon. I used the lovely Stitchy Bears Kaz Kraftz Floral swirl image, kindly supplied by Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet as sponsors of the challenge. This is a large tent opening card. I coloured with spectrum noir pens and added the epoxy butterflies where the digital ones were - they slightly overlap the edges.


This is also for:

Pile it on 55: use a bow
Ruby's rainbow 97: soon be spring
Simon says Wednesday: all creatures great and small
Butterfly challenges 23: butterflies + R for ribbon
Perfectly rustics 41: wings
Hobbyhome cards 2 create 19: black and white and one other colour
Corrosive 217: splash of colour
Sweet stamps 208: pink white and one other colour (black)
Cute card Thursday 360: perfectly pink
Whoopsi Daisy: pretty in pink
Creative craft  cottage digi creations 18: digi/your favourite colour (black, white and bright pink combo is one of my favourites)
The paper shelter 190: recycle
Crafts4eternity R213: two's - two butterflies
Stitchy Bear facebook February: anything goes with a Stitchy Bear imageRecycle, re-purpose & re-invent: anything goes
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Crafty gals corner 6: anything goes
Creative inspirations 300: anything goes
Crafty calendar February: anything goes
Creative fingers 67: anything goes
Simply create too 79: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes
DL.ART February linky

Completely Christmas challenge 50


This is my design card for Completely Christmas 50: anything goes with a twist ... children and toys. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and we would love to see your entries for our challenge.

I created my card digitally using a lovely free background that I found here, adding the lovely vintage picture kindly supplied by Dazzling Ace Designs, sponsor of the challenge. I then added some swirls of pearls digitally.


This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Sparkles Christmas 49: let's party
CCEE 1507: month of the pearl
Crafts4eternity R213: two's - two girls, two pearl swirls
Creative corner: kiddy fun
Winter wonderland: for a child
Pink gem 138: children's playtime
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Allsorts 298: any occasion than birthday
Creative inspirations 300: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
Inspiration destination 20: anything goes
Sister act 93: anything goes

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Sticky notes vintage cover


This is a covered pack of sticky notes - card cut to size on Scan n cut and scored on Hougie board, with a framed photo and other pieces of ephemera added.



This is for:

Try it on Tuesday (Tuesday taggers): add a photo
Scrapping4fun 35: vintage
QKR stampede 125: anything but a card
Crafty gals corner 5: pinkalicious
Whoopsi Daisy: pretty in pink
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Sister act 92: anything goes

For a special brother


This was the birthday card I made for my brother two or three weeks ago. I kept it simple, using a couple of pieces of card with printed 'Happy Birthday' text, tearing the edges so that the trees would sit within them. The little glittered trees were from Poundland.


This is for:

Creative card crew 80: glitter
Allways something creative 92: gloss and glitter
Cratfer's cafe 102: birthday card
Crafty catz 265: birthdays
Craft for the craic February: birthday or anniversary
613 avenue create 110: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Sister act 92: anything goes

A few more quick Christmas cards


No, I haven't been crafting today - these were made a while ago (still trying to keep busy without actually doing much - lol!). Once again, using Lili of the valley art pad pictures.


These are for:

The 12 months of Christmas
Creatalicious 71: winter
Holly jolly Christmas: angels and fairies (the front card)
Winter wonderland: keep it sweet and simple
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Sister act 92: anything goes

Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 72: anything goes with a twist ... add twine


This is my design card for Fan-tastic challenge 72: anything goes with a twist ... add twine. Please click on the link to see the lovely designs of the rest of the team and join in our challenge.

For my card I used Aurora wings 'poppy elf''  kindly supplied by Aurora wings as sponsors of the challenge. I coloured the image with spectrum noir pens. The background papers are from my offcuts box (a good reason to visit Pixie's snippets week 163 - I feel as if I need a bit of fun in the playground at the moment. And, of course, as well of the sentiment circle, I've added some red and white twine wrapped around the card blank.



This is also for:

Digi sketch: for the girls
Lunagirl: vintage red
Left of center 64: glamorous girls (this is a bit 'left of center' because she is a glamorous 'elf')
Everybody art 311: baker's twine
Bunny Zoe February: for the girls
Clear it out: red + red embellishments (twine) - cleared out some offcuts of paper
Sentimental Sundays 245: seeing red
Inky impressions 195: red and white
4 crafty chicks 232: hand coloured image
Mema's crafts February: colours red, white and one more of your choice (a bit of pink)
Spectrum noir February (fb): use red
Crafty sentiments: use some red
V's sweet 31: red, white or pink
Loves rubber stamps 138: show me some red
City crafter 248: you matter
Stampartpaper retarte 34: love is in the air or anything goes
Simon says Wednesday: all things bright and beautiful
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Brown sugar 132: anything goes
Creative fingers 66: anything goes
Crafting by designs February: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 169: anything goes
Catch the bug: anything goes
613 avenue create 110: anything goes
Crafty calendar February: anything goes
Craft your passion 248: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 46: anything goes
Not just cards 12: anything goes
My craft creations: anything goes
Inspiration destination 19: anything goes
Sister act 92: anything goes
DL.ART February linky