Friday 27 December 2013

Digitally "Sweet" Challenge #68 Anything Goes


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Hi everyone, it's our next challenge at Digitally "Sweet" Challenges. I hope you had a great Christmas and everything you hoped for!

 The challenge this week is

ANYTHING GOES

.................. to create a project, card, layout with a digital element........

and we are sponsored by the fabulous Lacy Sunshine


here is my inspiration card


Updated 2/1/14 when I realised I had put the wrong photo here and noone noticed!!!




Wednesday 25 December 2013

Aud Sentiments Challenge #96 Christmas


Hi everyone, it's time for some more inspiration for the current challenge at Aud Sentiments.  I hope you are enjoying this challenge which is of course...

CHRISTMAS

Our sponsor this fortnight is..........



Here is my creation.......


Hope you have had a wonderful Christmas celebration.

Hugs

Friday 20 December 2013

Digitally "Sweet" Challenge #67 Photo Inspiration


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Hi everyone, and welcome to the next challenge at Digitally "Sweet" Challenges. Firstly, I must thank those of you who played in our last challenge.

 Our challenge this week is a photo inspiration to use as you see fit, just remember there has to be a digital element.



and we are sponsored by Template Dreams


Here is my layout...................


I have chosen to use the main colours of green and red along with a picture of my daughter when she was about three years old. The sentiment and journaling was made using a free font called Sparkly.
I have also used some elements from the Template Dreams kit called Walk Like A Zombie and What Does the Fox Say. I have also used some other kits called Hello Winter by Digital Crea and a Daisy Trail kit called Haberdashery Christmas.

I would like to enter the following challenges:- 

  Crafting For All Seasons - Anything Christmas but a Card,

  Divas By Design - Anything Goes,

  Milk and Coffee Challenge - Any Christmas Creation,

  Emerald Faeries Challenge - Christmas, 

  Fairies Challenge - Christmas, and, 

  Sparkles Forum Challenge - Anything But A Card.

Hugs to you all

Saturday 14 December 2013

Christmas at Crafty Ribbons





OK I know I am a little bit late but don't forget to pop over to Crafty Ribbons for some Christmas Fun.

This is a bit of what Mandy had to say............

"Hello Everyone,no your not seeing things yes it's  me (Mandy)  I'm back with all the fabulous Girls at Crafty Ribbons but only for a little while and for a very special reason it's time to share some news with you all..... 

 We are going to be having another one of our fabulous events,yes it's time for our Christmas Advent Event which will run from 1st December through to the 24th December....

Each day we will be highlighting a different Craft Company or Shop,the Design Team will be posting cards/projects on  the Inspiration blog and on their blogs each day there will also be a prize from the highlighted Company up for grabs that's 24 prizes  in total and you can enter each day,only one entry per person per day to make it fair,so make sure to become a follower and remember the Christmas Advent will start at 8.30am (GMT) on the 1st December the Design Team hope you will all join in the fun and countdown to Christmas with us....... "




 

Friday 13 December 2013

Digitally "Sweet" Challenge #66 Frosty The Snowman


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Hi everyone, and welcome to the next challenge at Digitally "Sweet" Challenges. Firstly, I must thank those of you who played in our last challenge.

 Our challenge this week is a photo inspiration



Remember that there must be a digital element to your project.
Our sponsor this week is the lovely Lunagirl.


Please check out her website and find some gorgeous vintage images.
She gave the design team some images to use and here is my layout...


I have used a kit from Digital Crea called Hello Winter.

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

Dream Valley Challenge - Anything But A Card,

  The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes,

  Craft My Life Challenge - Anything But a Card,

  It's All About the Vintage Challenge - Winter Foliage,

  Moving Along With the Times - Walking in a Winter Wonderland,

  The Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas Time,

  Crafting For All Seasons - Anything Christmas but a Card,

  Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Winter Wonderland,

  Papertake Weekly - Christmas Creatures,

  Party Time Tuesdays - Winter Wonderland and,

  Paper Playtime - Winter Fun.

Hope you have fun too

Wednesday 11 December 2013

Aud Sentiments #95 Reminder and DT Call


Hi everyone, it's time for some more inspiration for the current challenge at Aud Sentiments

Our challenge this fortnight is to make a

TAG plus sentiment.

Our sponsor this fortnight is Stamp Fairy


and here is my tag.

I have coloured the image using Promarkers and the background has been done using gesso and red paint through a stencil plus a little bit of glitter! The words are from the JOFY set number 3, stamped onto an old book page and distressed with Walnut Stain.
 
I would like to enter the following challenges:-
 
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes,
 
Crafty Sentiments - Tag Along,
 
Totally Papercrafts - Anything Christmassy not a card,
 
A Creative Romance - Sparkle at Christmas,
 
 
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Make it sparkle Christmas challenge,
 
Dream Valley Challenge - Anything But A Card.
 
 
Now, back to that DT Call!  Our current DT are finishing their term, as ever some are staying and some are moving onto pastures new.  We would like to say a huge thank you to all our DT - they have been a great bunch of creativity and have brought so much to this challenge blog!  They have certainly done our sponsors proud! 

So, if you would like to become part of our DT, just enter this challenge and add DT behind your name on your entry

So what are you letting yourself in for?  Well, you don't need to have been on a DT before.  You need to commit to a project every fortnight.  You also need to commit to commenting on entries -  but not all of them...we have a system!

What will you get?  Kudos for a start!  Some of our challenges have over 200 entries, so we are fairly well known in blogland.  You gain the experience of working in a DT - with a great group of creative people!!!  You will get digital images to work with from our lovely sponsors.  And you get to help pick winners. 

We are happy for non card makers to apply too - we are always open to other media because we feel it can add a new element to our challenges.  So if you scrapbook, photograph, paint...whatever, why not try out?  Its all about the creativity!

And of course, we are very informal and flexible.  We know life gets busy and is subject to twists and turns.  So we are not over-demanding or too precious!  We know you are giving us your time, energy and creativity, we also know you have lives outside blogland!


Friday 6 December 2013

Digitally "Sweet" Challenge #65 Photo Inspiration


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Hi everyone, and welcome to the next challenge at Digitally "Sweet" Challenges. Firstly, I must thank those of you who played in our last challenge.

 Our challenge this week is

an inspirational photo....



We are being sponsored by Digi Darla

Here is my creation using a Digi Darla frame

I hope you have time to play. When this posts I will be at Paignton Zoo with the school!!

Hugs

Friday 29 November 2013

Digitally "Sweet" Challenge #64 Photo Inspiration


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Hi everyone, and welcome to the next challenge at Digitally "Sweet" Challenges. Firstly, I must thank those of you who played in our last challenge.

 Our challenge this week is a photo inspiration

 
Remember that there must be a digital element to your project.
 
Our sponsor this week is the lovely Lunagirl.
 
 
Please check out her website and find some gorgeous vintage images.
 
 
She gave the design team some images to use and here is my layout
 
 
I have also used some elements from a kit called In Full Bloom by Meghan Mullens which doesn't seem to be available anymore. The words are from a Daisytrail kit called Luxury Chic.
 
I would like to enter the following challenges:-
 
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes,
 
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes,
 
Bearlymine Challenges - Anything Goes,
 
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes,
 
Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Vintage,
 
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes, and,
 
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes.
 
Have fun
 

Thursday 28 November 2013

Canvas Art

 
Wow guess what I have managed to do something for me!!! I have tried some canvas art. With this one I just covered the canvas with gesso then red acrylic paint. Around the edges I added some bronze paint then some darker areas. The heart has been die cut out of a piece of fabric using an Xcut die called Homespun Heart. I then put some of the paint on this too - lovely inky fingers. I have added some Frantage glitters and Mahogany embossing powder. The flowers have been cut using the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die then put brads in the middle. The butterfly is a Memory Box die called Vivienne and used this to cut out the background in a dark brown glitter card. The stamp is one from my stash that I won several years ago now. I have also used a stencil from Dylusions called Diamond of a Border and the bronze paint.
 
Here are some close ups.
 

 
I was inspired by the artist over on Paperartsy, Jo Myhill. She has done three projects so I have tried to take some ideas from them and came up with this.
 
I am therefore entering the challenge there:-
 
Paperartsy - Challenge by Jo Myhill,
 
Creative Inspiration Paint - Anything Goes,
 
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes,
 
Sparkle 'n' Sprinkle Challenge - Anything Goes, glitter , embossing powder o flock,
 
 
All Crafts Challenge - Anything Goes no cards,
 
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes, and,
 
Divas By Design - Use red.
 
I really hope I have time to do more of this as I really enjoyed it.
 
Hugs 
 

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Aud Sentiments Challenge #94 Reminder


Hi everyone, it's time for some more inspiration for the current challenge at Aud Sentiments

Our challenge this fortnight is to make something with

ANY SENTIMENT.

Our sponsor this fortnight is A Day For Daisies


and I have used Dressed up for Christmas which has been coloured with watercolour crayons.


The background paper is from a Chocolate Baroque CD. The ribbon was from Crafty Ribbons. The baubles on the background were from a Papermania stamp set and a Spellbinders die.

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

Songbird Challenges -Die another day,

  Craftroom Challenges - Vintage Christmas,

  Bearlymine Challenges - Anything Goes,

  The Shabby Tea Rooms Challenge - Christmas is coming,

Crafty Calendar Challenge- All Things Christmas, and,

  Paper Playtime - Anything Goes.

 Hugs to you all.

Monday 25 November 2013

Digitally "Sweet" Challenge #63 Anything Goes - Reminder


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Hi everyone, sorry I am so late with my post for the next challenge at Digitally "Sweet" Challenges. I have had a few issues but managed to get a reminder post done for you.

 The challenge this week is

ANYTHING GOES

.................. to create a project, card, layout with a digital element........

and we are sponsored by the fabulous Lacy Sunshine

 
here is my inspiration card
 
 
Now whether my camera is playing up because I was taking pictures into the sunshine at the weekend I'm not sure but it is not perfect so sorry about that! The image has been coloured using watercolour crayons. I have used my new purchase of the LaLa Land heart banner die along with a Magnolia Doohickey tag die. The papers are from a set called Spring Drop by First Edition.
 
I hope you can find time to join in with our challenge.
 
I would like to enter the following challenges:-
 
Sweet Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes,
 
Paper Crafting Journey - Bling It Up,
 
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - Anything Goes,
 
Craftyhands Challenge - Sparkle and Bling,
 
Lacey Sunshine Challenge - Anything Goes,
 
Come and Get It Challenge - Anything Goes with a twist - digital stamps, and,
 
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes.
 
Best wishes everyone.
 

Friday 15 November 2013

Digitally "Sweet" Challenge #62 Ribbon/Lace


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Hi everyone, and welcome to the next challenge at Digitally "Sweet" Challenges. Firstly, I must thank those of you who played in our last challenge.

 Our challenge this week is

Ribbon/Lace

and we are sponsored by Template Dreams

 
Here is my layout using the Distressed Elegance kit.

 
I have also used an image from Lunagirl another of our sponsors.
 
Hope you have fun and don't forget there has to be a digital element.