Thursday 22 March 2012

Aud Sentiments Challenge #50 Midway reminder


Hi everyone, it's Thursday and time for some more inspiration for the current challenge at Aud Sentiments which is ......

OK, so what do you need to do? We want to see a project with a sentiment which represents a song! Don't forget, we DO need to see a sentiment on your project - it can be inside, outside, on a tag, on a bag....just make sure we can see it!

My song is Butterfly by Mariah Carey and here is my card...........


The butterflies in the picture are from our sponsor this fortnight Limited Runs. I have coloured them with Sakura Stardust gel pens.

I have also used paper and alphas from a Polka Doodles CD Rom called Double Sprinkle of Kraft - has to be one of my favourites.

Here is a closeup.............


Hope this has helped and don't forget to enter the current challenge here 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:-

Flutterby Wednesdays - Open but must have a butterfly, angel or fairy,

My Mums Craft Shop Challenge - Lets get digital,

Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes,

Deep Ocean Challenge - Butterflies,

Love To Create Challenge - Anything Goes,

The Pink Elephant Challenge - Get Krafty, and,

Polka Doodles Challenge - Animal or Bird.

Look forward to seeing some more fantastic creations.

Hugs

Sunday 18 March 2012

Totally Tilda Challenge #42 Midway remeinder


Happy Mothering Sunday to all you wonderful Mothers and guess who forgot to write her post last night so that she could have a lie in!!!!!!!!!!!! So yes I am spending my Sunday morning writing up this!!!! So without further ado welcome to your reminder about the current challenge at Totally Tilda which you can find by clicking here.

Our challenge theme is currrently

EASTER.

Here is my inspiration for you................


I have used Tilda with newly hatched chick, coloured with Promarkers. The papers are from a Nitwit collection called Egg-stra Special. I have used several Spellbinders, for the image I used Nestabilities Beaded ovals and for the base the Lacey Squares and then for the tag I used Shapeabilities Fancy Tags two.
Here is a close up or two!!!!


and


The flowers were from a candy I won nearly three years ago now and the foliage was done using a punch called Ash Branch. The gingham ribbon was from Crafty Ribbons and I have threaded it through the tag. The butterflies were also from my stash.

I have seen some totally gorgeous entries so far so keep them coming.

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

My Sheri Crafts - Easter,

Totally Gorjuss - Spring,

Crfat Us Crazy - Religious/Easter,


Crafty Anns Challenge - Spring into Spring,

Frosted Design - Things with Wings,

The Dutch Magnolia Chickies Challenge - Spring/Easter,

Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes,

Stempelsonne - Easter,

Stampavie and More - Spring/Easter,

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Things with Wings,


Craft Your Passion - Easel Cards,

Dutch Magnolia Lovers - Spring is in the Air, and,


Hugs to all you Mums out there.

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Alice In Wonderland at The Stamping Boutique


Hi everyone I hope you followed the bloghop and congratulations to the winner.

It was to feature the new release at  The Stamping Boutique which was a set of Alice In Wonderland images......

And here they are

Alice In Wonderland


Alice In Wonderland Teacups


Alice In Wonderland Cheshire Cat






Alice In Wonderland Queen Of Hearts

Just click on the title and it will take you straight to that digital image. They are absolutely fantastic.

Here is the card I made......



The butterflies are from a Polka Doodles CDrom, the blue paper was one I made myself on Craft Artist, the pink paper is from a Crafters Companion Cdrom and the green matt for the picture was a Funky Fairy paper. I have used the Spellbinders Labels 20 , and to get the matt I just draw around the outside of the die and cut out. The flower border was made using an EK Success punch called Garden Flower Chain.

Here is a closeup..........


I have coloured the image with Promarkers and used glitter a lot!!!!!!!!!!! The paper flower is made using a Polka Doodles CDRom again with some rafia at the middle.

Please visit The Stamping Boutique Challenge blog for some more inspiration.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:-

Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes,

Crafts and Me Challenge - Things with Wings,

Flutterby Wednesdays - Spring plus butterfly, fairy or angel,

The Pixie Cottage Challenge - Things with Wings and/or sketch,

Allsorts Challenge - Say it with Flowers, and,

Crafty Boots Challenge - Glitter.

I would love to see your creations using the images.

Hugs

Sunday 11 March 2012

The Stamping Boutique Bloghop


Hi everyone, just popping on here to tell you about the bloghop going on at The Stamping Boutique Challenge Blog.

It is a new thing where the Design Team feature a set of images.

For this blog hop it is The Alice In Wonderland set

And here they are

Alice In Wonderland


Alice In Wonderland Teacups


Alice In Wonderland Cheshire Cat






Alice In Wonderland Queen Of Hearts

Just click on the title and it will take you straight to that digital image. They are absolutely fantastic.


So check out the The Stamping Boutique Challenge Blog and vote for your favourite creation. You could win your choice of three digis. You have until 11:59 March 12th (CST).

Good Luck



Friday 9 March 2012

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring Just Inspirational Challenges


Hi everyone it's Friday and the end of my weeks leave. I just thought I would let you know that  The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the challenge at Just Inspirational Challenges - which is.......


a photo - my inspiration was the manequin so I used this digi


Seamstress Cynthia.

Here is my card............


She has been coloured with Promarkers and Sakura Stardust gel pens. I did some real sewing around teh edges using embroidery silks in pink and cream. I have distressed the edges and used Spun Sugar distress ink.


The wings are glittered and I have punched out some little butterflies from the pink DP - this is from a First Edition pad called Spring Feast. I have used the Spellbinders dies Fleur De Lis Accents for the border and Fleur De Lis Squares for the sentiment.


The flower border is from the same DP using an EK Success punch called Garden Flower Chain. I have also used American seam binding to make the ribbon flower with a pink button from my stash. The butterfly, sentiment and background punch of a manequin are from a free stamp set from one of the crafting magazines.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:-

Just Inspirational Challenges - Photo inspiration,

Top Tip Tuesday - Stitches real or faux,

Charisma Challenge - Ribbon,

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Pink and Girly,

Moving Along With the Times - Cute as a button,

I Love Promarkers - Ribbons and bows (the ribbon flower is made of bow shapes - if this is OK?),

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Digi, and,

Craft Room Challenges - Shabby/vintage.

I would love to know what you think, your comments really make my day.

Hugs

Thursday 8 March 2012

Aud Sentiments Challenge #49 Midway Reminder


Hi everyone, it's Thursday and time for some more inspiration for the current challenge at Aud Sentiments which is ......

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY"

Our fabulous sponsors this fortnight are Bugaboo..................


and the winner will receive 7 digis. Here is my card using one of the Stella images - always good for a laugh!


I have used Promarkers for the image and the papers were a freebie with one of the craft magazines. The flowers are just a couple of circles with distressed edges and a little button in the centre. I have edged everything with Peeled Paint distress ink. The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons and is the - Swiss Dots Apple Green/White.  Now for the inside - not something I do very often!


The tag is from Spellbinders - Fancy Tags two and a feebie stamp distressed with Peeled Paint again. 

You can join with the current challenge here and don't forget to check out my team mates - their links are on my left sidebar.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:-

Pile It On - Spots and/or stripes,

Creative Card Crew - Humour,

Passion For Promarkers - For Mum/Female relative (perfect card for my Aunty),

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes,

Always Crafting Creative Mondays Challenge - Anything Goes,

Kaboodle Doodles Let's see some flowers,

Stamp With Fun - Pink and Green,

Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Seeing Spots,

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes,

One Stop Craft Challenge - Button It,

The Saturday Challenge - Green for Go,

The Sweet Stop - Sketch,



and,

Crafts 4 Eternity - Digital Delights.

Have fun everyone.

Hugs

Monday 5 March 2012

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring Kaboodles Doodles


Hi everyone it's Monday, I hope the weather is being kind to you.  If you would like the chance to win some fabulous digis,  The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the challenge at Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - which is

SPRING IS COMING - LETS SEE SOME FLOWERS.


I have gone with one of my favourite colour schemes, blue and purple and used the cute digi



and here is a closeup...


I have coloured the image with Promarkers, and inked around most edges with Dusty Concord distress ink. I have used the Cuttlebug folder Birds and Swirls with whitewash Cordinations card. I have also used the Spelbinders die - Labels 8 to cut most things out except the sentiment where I used Fancy Tags 2. The sentiment is from a Buzzcraft set called Fairy Doodles (No 345). The papers are from a Nitwit collection called Promises. I have added some buttons with twine and punched butterflies - and now I have an admission!!!!! - I bought the small butterfly punch a couple of years before I started blogging and this must be the first time I have actually used it - how bad is that.

I would like to enter the following challenges

Sparkles Forum Challenge - Things with Wings,

Do You Stack Up - Things With Wings,

Pixie Dust Studio - Buttons,

Passion for Promarkers - Pastels,

Flutterby Wednesdays - Butterfly, fairy or angel,

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes,

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes.

Hope you are all OK

Hugs

Sunday 4 March 2012

Totally Tilda Challenge #41 Midway Reminder Die Cuts and Punches


Happy Sunday everyone and welcome to your reminder about the current challenge at Totally Tilda which you can find by clicking here.

We would like to see your...........

DIE CUTS AND PUNCHES.

Our sponsor this fortnight is the wonderful...........



Here is my inspiration for you.


I have used three different punches for the flowers, foliage and fern. Then I have used a Marianne die - Bird on large branch and the Spellbinders die Labels 20. The darker card is Kraft card. I have punched the flowers out of a page from a book which has been dsitressed with TH Tea Dye Distress ink. The image has been coloured with Tea Dye too. She is called Tilda sending love letter.

Here is a closer look..........


I have also used the Papermania urban stamps - Botanical Print for the butterflies, embossed with white powder on kraft card.

I would love to see what you can create.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:-

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Punches everywhere,

Crafty Catz Challenge - Punches and Dies,

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes,

Emerald Faeries Challenge - Embossing wet/dry,

Do You Stack Up - Things With Wings,

Simon Says Challenge - Anything Goes,

Everybody Art Challenge - Monochrome, and,

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes,

Hugs