Crafty Cardmakers CAS

Welcome to our latest challenge, hosted by Viv who has chosen the theme of CAS or Clean and Simple.

I found this challenge a little tricky as I love my layers and embellishments, so after 4 attempts (all fine, but they were crying out for ink or more embellishments, in my opinion) I decided this might just squeeze in under CAS.

I found a lovely card by Lindy Lou that I took my inspiration from.

I printed the flourish on my PC and added some die cut baubles by Spellbinder and a couple of hand tied bows.

I finished with a simple sentiment stamp by Inkylicious which was also cut out with a spellbinder die.

I couldn't resist adding a little distress ink around the edges and mounting it on some pearlescent blue card.

I also used this design to create some Anniversary cards as October/November seem to be the months for Wedding Anniversary's amongst my Family & Friends.  I have had a total of 7 to make, so decided to look for a really simple idea to make them in bulk.

I was really happy with them until my SIL pointed out that I had spelt 'tomorrow' wrong.  I still can't get my head around the fact I have been spelling it with a double m all these years and its wrong, I still keep doing it!!!!

We are sponsored by

DI'S DIGISTAMPS

with a $10 GIFT VOUCHER

and

THE STAMPMAN

We are kindly sponsored for this challenge by The Stampman (and Lady of course!) who are ofering the winner a £10 voucher for their store, you can spend this online, or if you're lucky enough to see them at a show! They have a ton of items in store, enough to tickle any crafty taste bud.

Challenges I would like to enter are:-

Dream Valley Challenges - CAS
Crafty Calendar Challenge - All things Xmas
Scrapbooker phd - Christmas without Red or Green
ABC Christmas - Winter wishes
Crafty Creations - Christmas
C is for Challenge - Ornaments
Make my Monday - Contemporary Christmas
Victorine Stamps - Non Traditional Christmas

Crafty Cardmakers #104 Paper Piecing

This Fortnights challenge at Crafty Cardmakers is hosted by Viv, who has chosen the theme 'Paper Piecing'

Viv would like to see something paper pieced on your project. You could, for example, paper piece a flower, part of your image such as a character's clothing, you could even paper piece an animal image for a funky look.. I am sure you can think of other ideas!

For my project i used an image by one of our sponsors Saturated Canary called 'Ava'.

I have paper pieced her dress and the balloon with some papers I printed from a Papermania CD.

I am really pleased with how she turned out, although I was so focused on the paper piecing I didn't think to colour her before hand and so some spots were a little tricky as there was clear glue there, that I couldn't colour over.

I used Copics for her hair and pro markers for the skin, boots, trousers and bow.

The flowers and leaves are a recent purchase from ebay and the dies are all Spellbinders.

We are sponsored by 

SATURATED CANARY

with two of their fabulous digis

 

and also by

WOODWARE

With a prize of £12.00 to spend at your favourite Woodware Stockist, either in store or on line

I look forward to seeing your creations and thanks for visiting.

Challenges I would like to enter are:-

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Dis Digi Designs - Girly
In the Pink - Ribbons & bows
Seize the Birthday - Birthday

Bright & Hot

This months challenge over at Lavinia Stamps is Bright Hot colours, so I decided to create something using pink and orange, which I think look fab together, I think I may need a brighter orange though!!

I used the following Adirodack Inks: Lemonade, Peach Bellini, Sunset Yellow & Raspberry.

The Orchids are stamped in Victorian pink distress ink and the stars and fairies in Purple & Black Versafine Ink.

For the 'Believe' wording I stamped with clear embossing powder, then mixed some yellow and red Mica powder with clear sparkly embossing powder and heat embossed.

I coloured the ribbon with the Raspberry and Peach Bellini Adirondack Ink and tied in a double bow.

To finish I mounted onto Orange and Pink textured card.

Challenges I would like to enter are:

Lavinia Stamps - Bright Hot Colours
Tuesday Taggers - Colour Explosion (Bright Seasonal Colours)
Amusing Challenge - Autumn Colours

Crafty Cardmakers - Monochromatic Purple

The latest challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers is hosted by Fiona, who has chosen the theme of Purple.

As purple is Fiona's favourite colour, she would like to see cards/projects that are all or mostly purple. Hair/skin colours are also allowed.

Please ensure that your creation is only in shades of purple plus hair and skin colours in order to qualify for the winner or top 5 slot.

For this project I decided to try something a little different.

For a while now I have wanted to make a door hanger, but I wasn't really sure which paints to use, so after a little research I found a great tutorial on YOU TUBE, which showed how to do a crackle paint effect on a door hanger.

It was so simple and quick to do and I really want to make some more as xmas gifts.

I used Silver and purple acrylic paint to create the crackle base then brushed over some Adirondack ink in Eggplant and a little mica powder to give some areas of shine.


I then used versafine ink to stamp the fairies, stars and wording and a added a little Stickles to make it sparkle.


I cut a spellbinders butterfly and a tattered lace corner and brushed them with some ink and a little mica powder


I finished off by adding a bow, flowers and a couple of gems.

I am really happy for a first attempt and can't wait to give it another go maybe adding a digi!

Don't forget to check out my teamies blogs for some other fab projects.


Thanks for looking

We are sponsored by

DI'S DIGISTAMPS

with a $10 GIFT VOUCHER

and 

HOBBY ART

with this fabulous prize:-

A beautiful sheet of clear stamps

and a gorgeous wood mounted stamp

Challenges I would like to enter are:-

Craft my Life - Anything but a card
Fitz Town Challenge - Things with Wings

Shabby Chic

Our latest challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers is hosted by BettyC, who has chosen the theme 'Shabby Chic'

BettyC would like to see any creation, scrapbook page, altered art, card that is 'shabby chic'.
This is another first for me, once again the internet provided a lot of help, but I am still not entirely sure I have captured Shabby Chic, I think maybe my image is not quite "Shabby Chic", but I did enjoy playing with all the different layers.

I gather the many distressed layers are all part of Shabby Chic, so I picked the papers and colour scheme first, which is something I usually do after I have coloured my image, I think I may change my ways, it was much easier this way.

The papers are First Edition 'Summer Breeze', which I Distressed with a Tim Holtz tool and some Distress Ink.

The image is by LOTV and is coloured with a mix of Flexmarkers, Promarkers and Copics.  I cut the image out with a Spellbinders die and added to my layers along with a memory box swirl.

All the embellies are from my stash: - Shells, Flowers, Pearls, lace and a little bronze starfish.

We are sponsored by

MILK COFFEE DIGITAL STAMPS

WITH A PRIZE OF 5 DIGIS FROM THEIR STORE

And also by

SIR STAMPALOT

Come along and join in the fun and check out the lovely creations by my Teamies.

Thanks for visiting

Challenges I would like to enter are:-

Paula Holifield - A little bit Shabby
Natalie & Amy - Shabby Chic
Craft Deebowz - Anything goes with a bow

Foxy

The latest challenge over at Crafty Cardmakers is hosted by Jackie, who has chosen the theme 'Cute and Furry'.

Jackie would like to see the main focal point of your creation be something that is cute and furry. It can be a digi stamp, stamp, photographic image, but must have fur and be cute.

From my card I have used an adorable image by Oak Pond Creations.

I have coloured this adorable Fox using a mix of Promarkers and Copics, using flicks to try to get a fur effect. 

I did the sky and grass with Adirindack Inks, I then die cut a frame and attached the negative cut over the image.

I stamped around the edge with some Leaves using Lavinia stamps vine leaves stamp, to try to give the illusion that he is sitting in the undergrowth.

I added some tiny punched butterflies and a couple of flowers made with a marriane die.

I hope you will pop along and join our Cute and Furry challenge as we have some fab sponsors.

DI'S DIGISTAMPS
with a $10 GIFT VOUCHER

and
THE STAMPMAN 

We are kindly sponsored for this challenge by The Stampman (and Lady of course!) who are ofering the winner a £10 voucher for their store, you can spend this online, in the shop or if you're lucky enough to see them at a show! They have a ton of items in store, enough to tickle any crafty taste bud.

Challenges I would like to enter are:

Robyns Fetish - Nature
Allsorts Challenge - How does your garden grow
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything Goes
Creative Corner - The Great Outdoors
Animal Friends - Brown & Green
Sunshine Mail - Furry Friends
7 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes - Twist Markers
Stamp n Doodle - In the Garden

Make a Wish

I thought it was time to get inky again, so inspired by the DT designs at Lavinia Stamps I created a card for their latest challenge - Add a Flower.

For this project I used Ink Dusters, Adirondack Inks and Tim Holtz distress inks.

I started by laying down some Sunshine Yellow, then I went over it with Pool, which gave me a lovely green.

I stamp the fairies and creeping ivy branch in Black Versafine.  I used the weeping willow stamp around the top edge in Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters, which I also used for the mini flowers.
For Foiliage around the bottom I used grey versa fine ink.

I finished by adding some fine green glitter to the flowers to add a little sparkle.

The sentiment is an inkylicous stamp and the paper flower is a Marianne die.

Challenges I would like to enter are:

Lavinia Stamps - Add a flower
Tuesday Throwdown - Things with Wings
Lady Annes Challenges - Wings
Lady Annes Stamp Challenge - Anything goes
Sparkle n Sprinkle - Glitter
That Craft Place - Things with Wings
Sparkles Forum - Fairies & Butterflies