SWEET PEA STAMPS SALE - 25% OFF ALL DIGITAL STAMPS

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT SWEET PEA STAMPS ARE HAVING A SALE FROM 18/12/13 TO 25/12/13 AND YOU WILL GET 25% OFF ALL DIGITAL STAMPS.

THAT IS A WONDERFUL OFFER.  

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Aud Sentiments Challenge - Thursday 19 December 2013 - Christmas sentiment

 It is time for another challenge over at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the challenge is "Christmas sentiment" so that is a nice easy one for you.

The challenge sponsor this fortnight is "The Paper Shelter".

They are offering the lucky winner a $20 gift certificate to spend in their store.

 For my Christmas card I have used The Paper Shelter image called "A Marshmallow for the Christmas Elf".  

I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens and then inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Peeled Paint and Fired Brick distress ink.

The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs "Christmas Frolics".  I have finished the card off with a die-cut poinsettia, ribbon, sentiment from my Perfect Companions Christmas CD and some gems.

I am entering this Christmas card into the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Happy holidays
Card Crafter's Circle - Golden days
Brown Sugar Challenge - Christmas
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Graph'it - Anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas chaos
Wags n Whiskers - Christmas
Sweet Stampin' - Last minute Christmas
Glitter n Sparkle - Traditional Christmas colours of red and green

Norma J Burnell - Poppies and Flutters

It is time for me to post another card as a member of the Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team.

This time I have used a rubber stamp by Norma J Burnell from the Fairy Tangles Collection called "Poppies and Flutters".  

I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with some Pan Pastels.  I then used used a Spellbinders die to cut out some I could pyromage the image.  The backing papers are from K&Co which I must have had now for 2-3 years but I am determined to use my papers up and this pad is now all gone.  I have inked a doily with Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed and Vintage Photo distress ink pads with my Inkylicious brushes.  The card has been finished off with some pretty yellow flowers, ribbons, sentiment from a Debbi Moore CD, Spellbinders butterfly die-cuts, Stickles glitter glue, memory wire and some pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with an optional twist of CAS
Love to Create - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Birthday
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
LEJ Designs - Anything goes

With Sympathy

I had to make a sympathy card for a craft friend.  I used a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Rebecca Sinz called "To bid you farewell".  It is available as a digital stamp and rubber stamp.  I have coloured the image in with my Graph'it pens.

The backing papers were from my stash.  I have finished the card off with a sentiment off the computer which has been die-cut, flowers, lace and card candi.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Robyn's Fetish - Angels

Love to Create - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's - Wings

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

LEJ Designs - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Goodbye and Good Luck

 I have a few scheduled posts to go on my blog for the remainder of this week but thought I'd post some others tonight.  A colleague at work is moving onto pastures new tomorrow so I made her this card.

I have used various Sweet Pea Stamps images by Ching-Chou Kuik.  The first image of the lady, deer and rabbit is called "Autumn Trio".  It is available as a digital stamp and a rubber stamp.

 The second image of the fairy and deer is called "Forest Companion".  It is available as a digital stamp and a rubber stamp.

The third image of a girl and butterflies is called "Tropical Queen".  It is available as a digital stamp and a rubber stamp.

I have coloured the images in with my Graph'it pens and inked around the edges with various Tim Holtz distress inks.  The backing papers are from my Perfect Companions Everyday CD.  I have finished the card off with some die-cut flowers with stamens put through the centre for some realism, stick pin, wired leaves, punches leaves, die-cut butterflies, sentiment off the computer, lace and ribbon.  

On the third side there isn't a massive blank white area - I just forgot to photograph the card before writing my message inside - now how many of us have done that before?

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Challenge - Feminine with a sentiment

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Graph'it - Anything goes

Love to Create - Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Bunny Zoe's - Wings

Digi Choosday - Anything goes

LEJ Designs - Anything goes
Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Rebecca Anderson - Snow Fae

Here is certainly a non-traditional colour Christmas card using turquoise and grey.  The image I have used is a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Rachel Anderson called "Snow Fae".  It is available as a digital stamp and a single rubber stamp.

I have coloured my image in with my Graph'it pens and highlighted with my wink of Stella clear pen.  I have used my Sakura Stardust pen to add snow around the image.  The backing papers I was given so I don't know the origin.  I have finished the card off with some ribbon, pearls and a sentiment from my Perfect Sentiments Christmas CD.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Stamp-n-Doodle - For the holiday spirit

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Christmas using non-traditional colours - I have used turquoise and grey
Simon Says - Let it Snow
Crafty Little Fairies - Let it Snow
Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas chaos
2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/winter
Card Mania - Winter wonderland
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Christmas

Ching-Chou Kuik - Crane of Peace

Here is a clean and simple (CAS) card I have made using the Sweet Pea Stamps image by Ching-Chou Kuik called "Crane of Peace".  This gorgeous image is available as a digital stamp, single rubber stamp or as a multi-image plate (Sheet 54, Plate 249 and on this multi-image plate Crane of Peace comes with Black Swan Lady, Northern Nightfall and Love Magic).  

I have coloured the image with my Promarkers/Flexmarkers and highlighted areas with my Pan Pastels.  I have kept the colour scheme of the card to pink and turquoise.  I need some serious therapy as I've used some Tim Holtz backing papers my eldest son bought me for Christmas two years ago.  For one year I looked at the papers and this year I've been using them and lots and lots are gone.  I have just done some simple matting and layering and finished the card off with a sentiment off a Debbi Moore CD and two pink gem stars.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Digi Choosday - Anything goes with an optional twist of food glorious food
Passion for Promarkers - Include a sentiment
Penny's Paper Challenge - Feminine with a sentiment
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional twist of CAS
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes

Elaine Cox - Christmas Bird

It is Sunday again and therefore time for me to show you some of my Sweet Pea Stamps creations.  I have made a decorated chipboard bauble that I bought from the NEC.  It has been painted with Gesso and then a blue acrylic paint.  I have then used a Sheena Douglass Aged Beautifully stamp to add some markings to the front and the back of the bauble.

 The Sweet Pea Stamps image I have used is by Elaine Cox and is called "Christmas Bird".  It is available as a digital stamp and a stamp set (it comes with a large stamp and a matching small stamp which you could use for backing papers/inserts/envelopes etc).

I have coloured my image in with Graph'it pens, added Stickles to her wings and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Faded Jeans distress ink.  

I have finished the bauble off with some raffia style ribbon, chipboard flowers I have coloured in with my Graph'it pens, spotty organza ribbon and two flowers I made out of ThermoMorph (if you have seen or heard anything about ThermoMorph please see my post here).

I am entering this bauble into the following challenges:

Stamp-n-doodle - For the holiday spirit
Inky Impressions - Christmas ornaments
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas Sparkle
Divas by Design - Anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons - Anything but a card
ABC Christmas - "Y" for make your own embellishments (my flowers were made out of ThermoMorph
Paper Makeup - Sparkle
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes
Brown Sugar - Christmas
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Graph'it - Anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas chaos
Wags n Whiskers - Christmas
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Anything but a card
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional twist of CAS
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks - Winter/Christmas

One Sweet Challenge - December 2013

Just to remind you that you have until the end of the month to enter the One Sweet Challenge.  The topic this month is "a gift in itself" is it maybe a card like a present or a gift card or an actual present for someone.

The rules for taking part in the One Sweet Challenge are as follows:

• Submissions should have at least one stamp image included as a focal point. 
• Stamps maybe either digital or rubber and they can be from any company.
• All submissions should be new creations, no back dated posts.
• There is no limit to the number of other challenges the creation can be entered into.
• Winners are chosen randomly. 
• If the winning card uses a Sweet Pea Stamp image the prize is a $10 gift card to the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop. A $5 gift card will be awarded to the winner if the image is from any other company.

If you would like to enter the challenge and use a Sweet Pea Stamps image there are lots of Halloween images available here for digital stamps and here for rubber stamps.  

Here is the bauble I made for some inspiration for the One Sweet Challenge this month:

The bauble is made using the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Holly Fairy". It is available as a digital stamp, single rubber stamp and as part of a multi-image plate (Sheet 21, Plate 60 - Holly Fairy comes on the multi-image plate with Poinsettia Fairy, Holly Night and Cherish Christmas).

 

It would be lovely for you to come and play in the One Sweet Challenge.

Don't forget the lucky winner gets a $5 gift certificate to spend in the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop but if you use a Sweet Pea Stamps image you get a $10 gift certificate.

Christmas Card

Here is a Christmas card I have made using Joanna Sheen's Times Gone By CD.  The recipient of this loves trains so it is a perfect image to use.  The backing paper with the little footsteps on came from the CD as well.  I have added some Range Clear Rock Candy on the image to look like snow glistening.  I have finished the card off with a personalised insert, satin ribbon, die-cut snowflakes, pearls and a sentiment from my Perfect Companions Christmas CD.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to create a calendar

Incy Wincy - Let it snow

Lexi's Creations - Snow

Craft Your Passion - Let it Snow
Top Tip Tuesday - Snowflakes

Simon Says - Let it snow

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas sparkle

Nutcrafters - Snow, snow everywhere

Ruby's Rainbow - Christmas

Fab n Funky - Snowflakes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Moving Along with the Times - Walking in a winter wonderland

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes

Brown Sugar - Christmas

Winter Wonderland - Ribbon and pearls

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas - Whatever is urgent to make

Allsorts - Snowflakes

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Make it sparkle

Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra Challenge - Anything goes

Unstampabelles - Christmas

Sweet Pea Stamps

Don't forget Sweet Pea Stamps can be bought from the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop.

Sweet Pea Stamps also has a:

Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team Blog - where there is daily inspiration for everyone to see

monthly challenge over at the "One Sweet Challenge"

Facebook page called "Sweet Pea Stamps" where you will see cards posted on the Design Team Blog and find out about new releases/sales

Facebook Group called "Sweet Pea Stamps Friends and Fans" and you can join the Group and look at wonderful creations, gain tips/ideas and to have a natter.

I am on the Design Team for the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge.  This fortnightly challenge blog is run independently from Sweet Pea Stamps but Lynette kindly offers one digital image for the Random.org winner and one digital image for the winner that is chosen by the Design Team from those that use a Sweet Pea Stamps image.  

Over in the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop there is a "Random Act of Kindness".  You can "send a friend a gift" for no specific reason ie just because, as a thank you or just to cheer someone up.  It means that you can send a gift voucher and the recipient can pick out a digital stamp of their own choice. It is a simple and an inexpensive way to show a "Random Act of Kindness".

Please enter:  "gift" in the coupon section at checkout. This will take off the shipping charge. We will then send them the voucher that they can use to pick out their digi. 

The "Random Act of Kindness" MUST be ordered separately if ordering rubber stamps, as the shipping will need to be adjusted.

Come and join in the Sweet Pea Stamps fun!!!

Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge

Just a reminder that you still have a week to enter the current challenge over at the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge Blog.

The topic is "it's cold outside".

It would be lovely for you to pop on over to the Blog and take part in the challenge.  There are two prizes each fortnight.  

Prize No 1 is a digital stamp of your choice from Sweet Pea Stamps and this is picked by Random.org.

Prize No 2 is a digital stamp of your choice from Sweet Pea Stamps.  The winner of this prize is picked by the Design Team from entrants that use a Sweet Pea Stamps image on their card/creation.

Here is the card I made the for start of the challenge last week:

 For my alternative colour scheme card for this time of year I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps image by Joanne Schempp called "Ice Ice Baby".  It is available as a digital stamp and as a single rubber stamp.

Charmaine Flannery - Snowflake Fairy

 Here is a sparkly Christmas card I have made using a Sweet Pea Stamps image by Charmaine Flannery called "Snowflake Fairy".  She is available as a digital stamp and a single rubber stamp.

I have coloured the image in with Graph'it pens and added lots of Stickles glitter glue for some sparkle and shine.

The backing papers are from Bearly Mine Designs "Winter Swirl".  I have finished the card off with tissue paper flowers with brad centres, gems and a sentiment from my Perfect Companions Christmas CD.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Creative Romance - Sparkle at Christmas

Polkadoodles - Anything goes Christmas

Graph'it - Anything goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Show us some blue

Bunny Zoe's - Wings

Songbird - Merry Christmas

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas

LEJ Designs - Festive fun

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas sparkle

Ruby's Rainbow - Christmas

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Happy Campers - Christmas

House Mouse Heaven!!!

 Here is House Mouse overload for you all!!

This is a selection of Christmas cards I have made over many months using my Joanna Sheen House Mouse and Friends decoupage sheets.

  They all have a stamped background.

 They all have an embossed border that was a freebie with a magazine.

 They all have sentiments that came on the Joanna Sheen House Mouse decoupage sheets.

They have all had to be kept really flat so Papermania Glitterations were used to embellish so as it to keep the postage down.  I'm just hoping that they still look good without my normal embellishments!!!

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Created with Love - Anything goes

House Mouse and Friends - Anything Christmas

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Songbird Challenge - Christmas

LEJ Designs - Festive Fun

Papertake Weekly - Christmas creatures
Ruby's Rainbow - Christmas
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - Christmas catch up!
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Extra Challenge - Anything goes

Rebecca Sinz - Rose

Here is a card I have made using the Sweet Pea Stamps image by Rebecca Sinz called "Rose".  It is available in a digital stamp and also in a rubber stamp.  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and added Frantage around the edge and some purple Stickles glitter glue.

  

The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Plain and Simple and Rose's Dream.  I have mounted the image on a Marianne Designs die-cut.  I have finished card off with some raffia ribbon, gingham ribbon, flower display, another two Marianne Designs die-cuts, Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment and some paper roses.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin - Ribbons

Allsorts - Anything but Christmas
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Created with Love - Anything goes
Paper Makeup - Sparkle
Robyn's Fetish - Must have a bow
Little Miss Muffet - You've been framed
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Anything goes (with optional twist of food glorious food)
Passion for Promarkers - Include a sentiment
The Crafter's Cafe - Monochromatic
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Divas by Design - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Feminine with a sentiment

Bearly Mine Challenge - Tuesday 10 December 2013 - Monthly Sketch

 It is Tuesday and therefore time for another challenge over at the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog.  The topic for this week is the "monthly sketch".  The sketch you have to follow is:

The sponsor that we have this week are Marianne Designs, Kenny K and Crafter's Companion.

Marianne Designs are offering the winner:

Kenny K are offering the winner 5 digital images of their choice.

Crafter's Companion are offering the winner a £10 voucher to spend in their store.

For my card I have used a cute little dog image from the Crafter's Companion Barkley CD.

  

The backing papers I have used on this card are Bearly Mine Designs "The Boys Zone" and a "Country Collection".  I have finished the card off with a ribbon effect trim (which came on the Barkley CD sheet), flowers (punched out from flowers in the Country Collection paper set), flourish, sentiment and liquid pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Anything but Christmas
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Anything except Christmas
Crafty Catz - Use 2 or more dies (Spellbinders shaped die and a Marianne Designs scroll die)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to create a calendar
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Created with Love - Anything goes