Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 9 June 2016 - Favourite colour combo

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is "favourite colour combo".

This fortnight our sponsor is:

Robyn's Fetish.

For anyone that knows me they will know that I LOVE the colour purple so I had to go for that for my favourite colour combo.

For my card I have used the Robyn's Fetish image called "Waking up Birdie" and I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and chalked the background.

The backing papers are all from Debbi Moore magazines.

I have finished off the card with a border using an X-cut die, die-cut flowers, stamped sentiment and Nuvo pearl drops.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Paper Creator - All about flowers

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper June Challenge - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Create and Inspire - Anything goes
Creative Ladybirds - Anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Anything goes
Your Scrapbook Place - Anything goes
Crafting with Friends - Always anything goes
Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes with the optional theme of back to school
Di's Digi Designs - Favourite colour combo - White with purple, purple and more purple!!
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to create a wedding stationery item
A Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Add a sentiment
Fab n Funky - Favourite colour combo - white with purple, purple and more purple!!
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of stitching (real or faux)
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/Summertime
Crafting for all Seasons - Make it girly
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafty Creations - Tic-tac-toe (I have used the middle vertical column of use a punch/dies, image and birthday)
Creative Inspirations - Spring into Summer!
Penny's Paper Challenge - Your favourite embellishments (Nuvo drops and flowers)
Julia Spiri - Anything goes with the optional twist of clean and simple

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 26 May 2016 - Say it with flowers

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is "say it with flowers".

This fortnight we are lucky to have two sponsors:

Karleigh Sue Digi Store

and 

Fabrika Fantasy Online Store.

For my card I have used the Fabrika Fantasy image called "Valentine's Dance" and I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and chalked the background.

The backing papers are all love themed and from various Debbi Moore magazines.

I have finished off the card with a doily (coloured red with a red Pan pastel), ribbon, die-cut sentiment, die-cut greenery, punched flowers and Nuvo pearl drops.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes

Love to Scrap! - Anything goes

A Snowflake's Promise - Anything goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Crafty Catz - Anything goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Dies and/or punches

Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Include an animal
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything goes
Delicious Doodles - April showers bring May flowers
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of create your own challenge
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of flowers
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Ribbon and/or lace
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Let's get digital (digital image)
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of add some music to your creation
Crafting for all Seasons - Make it girly
Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/bling it on
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of a sketch
Simon Says - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment
Julia Spiri Challenge - Anything goes with the twist of wedding
Crafty Ribbons - Flowers
Star in my Pocket - Hand coloured image

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 12 May 2016 - Lots of layers

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  

This fortnight the topic is "LOTS OF LAYERS".

This fortnight we are lucky to have the following sponsor: 

Our sponsor for this fortnight is Nikki from the "Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette".

For my card I have used the Nikki Burnette image called "Telsa" and I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and fussy cut around the image.

For the blue background of my card I wet a piece of watercolour card and then sprinkled over Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powder in White Pearl and Blue Lagoon for some sparkle and shine.  It didn't burst on the card as I thought it would so I had to resort to swizzing it around with a brush instead.  Maybe I just need a bit of practice!!  The other backing papers I have used are scraps from my stash.

I cut a frame and mount with a Spellbinders die and put them both through embossing folders (wood effect and distress effect).  For the mount I then coloured it with a Promarker and then painted over the top with my Imaginations Starlight Pearl Paint for a more muted effect.

I have finished the card off with some spotty ribbon, Visible Image stamped sentiment, die-cut cogs and star brads.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Create and Inspire - Anything goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything goes

Glitter n Sparkle - One for the ladies

Love to Create - Anything creative/mixed media goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of "my sentiments exactly!"

Come and Get It - Card for a woman

Paper Creator - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Creative Ladybirds - Anything goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of use a die-cut
The Crazy Challenge - 3 layers or more
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Sparkle and shine
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of black, white and one colour
Crafting for all Seasons - Add some embossing
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment
Julia Spiri - Anything goes with the optional twist of unusual hair

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 28 April 2016 - Add a sentiment

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is "add a sentiment".

This fortnight we have Oddball Art Company sponsoring our challenge.

For my card I have used the Oddball Art Co image called "Starlina #65".  I have coloured the image in with Promarkers, chalked the background and added Nuvo crystal drops to her wings and on the stars for some dimension.

For the card underneath the image I have made my own backing papers.  I used by Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed distress ink and coloured areas on a piece of white card.  I then used various textures stamps from Crafter's Companion and a skull stamp from Visible image and stamped with a brown, orange and grey Versafine ink pad.  I then put a tiny bit of Imagination Crafts Pearl Starlights Paint into a paint palette and added a little bit of water to thin it out a bit and painted over the whole backing card I had made so it gave it a nice pearly effect.  

The brown paper I used for the backing, stamping the skull (i did back the paper onto some card so I could use an embossing tool to shape the skulls) and making the flower was cheap-as-chips parcel paper.  I was really pleased with the flower as I used 8 layers and it is so light.  I added a gorgeous brad from a friend to the centre and inked the flower with a brown chalk ink pad.

I have finished the card off with some satin ribbon, gold ribbon and a stamped sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Create and Inspire - Anything goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Female birthdays

Brown Sugar - Anything goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthdays
Love to Create - Anything creative/mixed media goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of orange and blue and two neutral colours
Robyn's Fetish - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Birthday
Digi Choosday - Things with wings
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Make it digital (digital image used)
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of showers and/or rainbows
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/use ribbon
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Simon Says Challenge - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
OddBall Art Challenge - Birthdays
Cute Card Thursday - No patterned papers

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 14 April 2016 - Buttons and bows

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is "buttons and bows".

This fortnight we are lucky to have two sponsors:

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps

and 

Lacy Sunshine Stamps.

For my card I have used the Lacy Sunshine Stamp called "Izzybella's Boo Spring Button Daisy" and I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and stamped around the background with a dotty stamp and a white chalk ink pad.

The backing papers were from a friend.  I use a piece of kraft card and first off I used a button mask and embossed through my Grand Caliber and then offset a bit and inked through the a button stencil with my Tim Holtz Picked Raspberry distress ink.

I have finished off the card with a doily, grosgrain ribbon, buttons, satin ribbon, die-cut sentiment and some pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

Di's Digi Designs - Embossing

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper April Challenge - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of to create a masculine card

Come and Get It - Bright colours

Robyn's Fetish - Add a sentiment

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of flag colours

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - BINGO board (I have gone for the middle horizontal row of buttons, image and kraft)

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Digi Choosday - Emboss it (I have embossed using a button mask)

Not Just Cards - Anything goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes

Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of "make it funny"

Crafting for all Seasons - Tic-tac-toe (bottom horizontal row of girly, buttons and backing paper)

The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes with the optional theme of girly

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Your favourite things (my favourite things I have used are ribbon, buttons and pearls)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes

Star Stampz - Use a digi

Julia Spiri - Anything goes/craft bags (make a bag with a digi)

In the Pink Challenge - Pearls

Aud Sentiments - Anything goes

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 31 March 2016 - Anything goes

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is an easy one for you of "anything goes".

Our sponsor this fortnight will be Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps.  The winner will get to pick two images of their choice from Ching-Chou Kuik's Etsy Store as their prize.  Now who wouldn't want to win that???

For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "The Wild Princess".  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Nuvo Crystal Drops and Stickles glitter glue.

The backing papers I have used are from Summertime Designs.

I have finished the card off with some lace, ribbon, stamped sentiment, die-cut flowers and card candi.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Digi Choosday - Spring colours
Tuesday Throwdown - Add lace
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Simply Papercrafts - Anything goes
A Beautiful Mess - Always anything goes
My Time to Craft - Girlie
Di's Digi Designs - For the girls
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with no twist
Lemon Shortbread - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of a sketch
Simon Says - Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of inspired by a song
Crafting for all Seasons - Die-cuts/punches
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/Springtime
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Julia Spiri - Anything goes/film, song, book
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Create a project with a birthday sentiment or the number 6 (congratulations to all those involved with the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog on your 6th birthday)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 17 March 2016 - Use die-cuts or punches

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is "use die-cuts or punches".

This fortnight we are lucky to have two sponsors:

Crafty Sentiments 

and 

Karleigh Sue.

For my card I have used the Karleigh Sue image called "Lolita" and I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers.

The backing papers were from a friend.

I have finished off the card with some raffia ribbon, die-cut heart banners, punched flowers with card candi centres.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of use a clock or other time piece

Crafting with Friends - Always anything goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything goes

Little Claire's - Anything goes
Di's Digi Designs - Lots of layers
Not Just Cards - Anything goes
Crafty Time - Birthdays
World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper March Challenge - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Make a card
CCC Digi Creations - Let's get girly
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes with the optional twist of Easter
Eureka Stamps - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of Spring has sprung
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/add a charm
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge - Thursday 3 March 2016 - Monochrome

It is time for another challenge over at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.

The challenge for this fortnight is "monochrome".

Our sponsor for this fortnight's challenge is "Star Stamps".  

The lucky winner will get to pick 2 digital stamps of their choice.

For my card I have used the Star Stamps image called "My Sweet Sunflower".  With sunflowers being yellow I decided to go with the monochrome colour scheme of yellow.  I coloured the image in with Promarkers and chalked the background.

The gorgeous sunflower backing paper is from a Joanna Sheen House Mouse CD.

I have finished the card off with two types of ribbon, die-cut sentiment, card candi and a gorgeous little sunflower made by a friend.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday - Anything goes

QKR Stampede - Birthday cards
Simply Papercraft - Anything goes
The Stamping Boutique - Ribbon and/or lace
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist of lace and pearls
Come and Get It Challenge - Monochrome
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Girls only!
Digi Choosday - Ladies, ladies, ladies
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog - Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper March Challenge - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Make a card
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Creative Ladybirds - Always anything goes
CCC Digi Creations - Let's get girly
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Creative Inspirations - Pretty projects
Simon Says Challenge - Touchy feely (two different textured ribbon and a 3D flower)
Ruby's Rainbow - Celebrate Women's Day
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of "place a sentiment on the front of your project"
Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/card for a man
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Monochrome
Crafting with Attitude - Anything goes
Cards for Galz - Woman or women

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog - 18 February 2016 - Buttons and pearls

It is time for another challenge over at the Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the topic is "buttons and pearls".

Our sponsor this fortnight is Bugaboo Stamps.  The very lucky winner gets to pick 7 digital images of their choice from the Bugaboo Store.

For my birthday card I have used the Bugaboo Stamps image called "Make it Snappy - Dottie Happy Birthday" and I have coloured my image in with my Promarkers pens and added Glossy Accents to her earrings and dots on her hat and cupcake.

I have used some backing papers given to me by a friend.

I have finished the card off with some ribbon, buttons and pearls.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Sisters of Craft - Anything goes

QKR Stampede - Yummy, yummy
Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything goes
Seize the Birthday - Cupakes or candy (I have chosen cupcakes)
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper February Challenge - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with the optional twist to create a shaker project
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of St David's day
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Luscious locks
Crafty Sentiments - Let's get sentimental
Tuesday Throwdown - Layer it up
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes with the option of a sketch
Crafty Creations - Something to eat/drink
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of wet and/or dry embossing
Crafting for all Seasons - Three of a kind (3 buttons)
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/spots or stripes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
Cardz 4 Galz - Get ahead - get a hat
Cute Card Thursday - Warm colours
Julia Spiri - Anything goes with the optional twist of Venice

Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge - Thursday 4 February 2016 - Fantasy

It is time for another challenge over at Jade's Sparkling Butterflies Challenge Blog.

The challenge for this fortnight is "fantasy".

Our sponsor for this fortnight's challenge is "A Day for Daisies".  The lucky winner will get to pick 3 digital stamps of their choice.

For my card I have used the A Day for Daisies imaged called "holding a flower".  I thought this image would be perfect for a birthday or even for Mother's Day.  I have coloured my image with my Promarkers and chalked the background.  I have used my Wink of Stella clear pen to add sparkle to the fairy's wings and for a bit of shine on the leaves.

The backing papers are a free download from the Hunkydory Club.

I have used some scraps of the backing paper and some of the card to punch out tiny little flowers and added them to the corner of the card and added Nuvo crystal drops to the centre.

I have been really lucky recently and won two challenges where the prize was a £10 spend at Crafty Ribbons.  Needless to say it took me a long time to pick what I was going to have as I lovvvvvvvve ribbon and lace.  I have to stay all the quality of everything I have received is wonderful.  For my card I have used some of their lupin lace, wide white organza ribbon and some really stunning vintage print organza.

The card has been finished off with some butterflies cut from the backing paper, gems and a button.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafting with Friends - Anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Monochrome (I have all shades of purples/lilacs)
Simply Papercraft - Anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with optional twist to use something from your stash
Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of Valentine
Your Scrapbook Place - Anything goes
Creative Ladybirds Creations - Always anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - Show us your favourites (using Promarkers, colour purple, girly cards and anything magical likes fairies)
Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes
Ruby's Rainbow - Anything goes
Creative Moments - Anything goes with the optional twist of romance/love
The Crafty Addicts - Anything goes/cute and cuddly
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Time Out Challenge - Love is the flower you've got to let grow (I have used the word "flower" for inspiration)
Moving Along with the Times - Things with wings
Cardz 4 Galz - Fantastic florals