Sweet Pea Stampers - REMINDER!!!

Just a reminder that you have just under a week to enter the May Challenge over at Sweet Pea Stampers which is "birds of a feather".

We are also having a Design Team call so if you fancy joining the Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge Blog and making some creations with these wonderful images please add your name to the Design Team Call Inlinkz.

Kenny K's Challenge - Sunday 2 June 2013

Over at the Kenny K's Challenge this week the topic was "white-on-white".  This topic makes me want to "run for the hills" but I have been good and played along.  For my card I have used the Kenny K image called "Sweet Melissa".  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and then fussy cut around the image.  I have used the same card in various dies and embossing folders to make a background.  I have brushed over Imagination Crafts Diamond Sparkle to add some shine.  The flowers are cut from a Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Die.  I have finished the card off with some seam binding ribbon, buttons and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes

Robyn's Fetish - Use a digi

The Ribbon Girl - Add a die

Kenny K's Challenge - White-on-white

Passion for Promarkers - All that glitters
Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing

Deep Ocean - For a girl

Creative Moments - Lots of layers

Penny's Paper Challenge - Birthdays

Inky Impressions - Birthday or anniversary

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Something old - these buttons belonged to my mum when she did sewing when I was little 35+ years ago!!!

Digi Haven - Anything goes - congratulations on your first anniversary!!

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

A Creative Romance - Anything goes - wishing you all the very best with your new challenge blog

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Emboss it

New Delicious Doodles Image

Here is the next instalment of the Horrorscope Series that Teri is designing over at Delicious Doodles.  It will be available in the Delicious Doodles Shop on Wednesday.

4 New Digital Images at Sweet Pea Stamps

Just to let you know that four new digital images have gone in the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop. They are by Ching-Chou Kuik and are called:  Sparkling Angel, Bird of Paradise, Tropical Queen and the image below is called Iris Grace.

Pop on over to the Sweet Pea Stamps Shop to see these new images and take time to look at all the wonderful digital images and rubber stamps available.

CD Sunday Challenge - 2 June 2013

Over at the CD Sunday Challenge this week the challenge is "Faithful Friends".  I thought that this card I made would be purrfectttttttttt!!!  Well, I couldn't resist that could I??

 This card has been made using images from Joanna Sheen's Jayne Netley Mayhew CD.  They are such cuties.  I have used matching backing papers as well.

The card has been finished off with flowers (some of which were plain and I stamped), buttons, ribbon, sentiment off the computer, gems, wooden LOVE heart, brads and Papermania Glitterations.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday - Faithful friends

Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes with flowers

Come and Get It - All about cats

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Make my Monday - Use lace and/or ribbon
Penny's Paper Challenge - Birthdays

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Songbird Challenge - All creatures great and small

The Ribbon Girl - Add a die-cut (the flowers on the front of the card have been cut out of a book using a Tim Holtz tattered flower die)

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes

Crafting When We Can - Punches and/or die-cuts
4 Crafty Chicks - Flowers
Creative Moments - Lots of layers

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 6 June 2013 - Anything Goes and Design Team Call

It is Thursday and therefore time for another challenge over at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.  This week the topic is "anything goes" which is a favourite for a lot of crafters.  We are also having a Design Team Call so if you fancy joining the Aud Sentiments Design Team pop on over to the blog to see what you have to do.

This fortnight we are being sponsored by Beccy's Place.

For my card I have used the Beccy's Place imaged called "Shabby Chic Birdhouse" and have coloured the image in with my Promarkers and highlighted areas with Stickles glitter glue.  Around the image I have used Tim Holtz's Dusty Concord distress ink and a branch from a See D's stamp set.  The card I have used I think is Hunkydory and had purple/pink roses on so I thought it matched the image.  I have mounted the image on some card I have embossed with a weave effect.  The card has been finished off with some lace, ribbon, gems, Spellbinders double layer butterfly and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - Things with wings
QKR Stampede - Any winged creature
Totally Gorjuss - Anything goes with flowers
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Use a digi
Polkadoodles - The colour purple
Penny's Paper Challenge - Birthdays
Inky Impressions - Birthdays or anniversary
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
The Paper Shelter - Flower power

Fluttering By ............

Here is a card I have made using my Joanna Sheen Jane Shasky CD.  I have used a topper sheet, backing paper and customised the insert.  Underneath the topper I embossed some lilac card and then went over it with my Tim Holtz's Dusty Concord distress ink using my Inkylicious brush.

As you can see from this close-up image I used a brush and my Imaginations Craft Sparkle Medium in Diamond to give the butterflies I cut out to decoupage up some glitter and sparkle.  It's certainly a lot easier for me than glue and glitter.  I have finished the card off with some Papermania Glitterations, raffia ribbon and lace bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Crafty Calendar - Anything with wings

QKR Stampede - Any winged creature

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Bling it on

Craft Your Passion - Haberdashery items

Make my Monday - Use lace and/or ribbon

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Embossing

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and optional extra to make a non-square card
Let's Craft and Create - Things with wings
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

House Mouse and Friends - Monday 3 June 2013

Over at the House Mouse and Friends Challenge Blog the challenge this fortnight is "Father's Day/male card".  For my card I have used an image from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse Project Book with CD Volume 1 and I have decoupaged the image.  The backing paper is from my stash.  I have finished the card off with some star wooden buttons, sentiment off the computer and some garden string.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Papercrafting Journey - Masculine challenge

CRAFT - Father's Day/male

Craft Your Passion - Haberdashery

Crafty Cardmakers - Father's Day

Love to Create - Father's Day or special guy in your life

House Mouse and Friends - Father's Day/male card

My Craft Spot - Dad

Anything Goes Challenge - Father's Day

Party Time Tuesday - Happy Father's Day

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and optional extra to make a non-square card

Scrap-Creations - Father's Day

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - For the fellas

Cards for Men - Dad

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

My First Creation as Part of the Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team

I was one very happy lady recently when I found out that my application to join the Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team was successful.  Today sees my card debut.  Oh I am so excited to be able to work with such beautiful images and to also work with some wonderful crafters and their fantastic creations.

For my card I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps digital image by Elaine Cox called "Mirima".  For those of you that prefer a rubber stamp "Mirima" is also available in a rubber stamp.  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and highlighted some areas with my Pan Pastels.

I have used my Tim Holtz distressing tool around the edge and then inked with a bronze Brilliance ink pad.  I have used some backing papers I got at a local shop, "the voice of the sea speaks to the soul" backing paper is from a Crafty Individuals paper pad called "The Seaside" and the dotty paper at the front was from Bearly Mine Designs The Boys Zone.  With the dotty paper I have used a wave tearing ruler and inked the edges of the paper to try and replicate the waves of the sea.

I have finished the card off with some muslin which I have frayed (a tip for fraying muslin - normally it can take me ages and ages to do but I had a brainwave and tried using my X-cut distresser and dragged it outwards and hey presto in about 2 minutes it was all frayed and a decent shape!!!), die-cut sentiment, pearls, crab charms, starfish charm and some bunting thread wrapped around my bow maker about 8 times to make a thick bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Summertime - hope this is OK - when I think of summer I think of anything to do with the seaside
ABC Challenge - O is for open
Simon Says - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - For the girls
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Happy Campers - Use metal (metal charms used)
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - Anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Fantasy and/or fairies
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Allsorts - Here come the girls
Crazy 4 Challenge - Summer inspiration
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Use a digi
Natalie and Amy - Fantasy
Cupcake Craft - Summer scenes
Whoopsi Daisy - Shabby Chic or vintage
Card Mania - Shabby Chic
The Pink Elephant - Summer time theme
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Black, white and one other colour or something fishy 
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and optional extra to make a non-square card
Deep Ocean - For a girl

New Delicious Doodles Images

Teri over at Delicious Doodles has decided to make some signs of the Zodiac images.  To make things harder for each sign of the Zodiac she is going to design a general image and a darker image.  Oh I can't wait to see what she comes up with for my birth sign of Libra.

This is the first of the Zodiac images and she is already in the Delicious Doodles Shop and is called "Zodiac - Leo".  You get the beautiful image as well as the text for £1.75.

Here is the darker side image for Leo.  This will be available in the Delicious Doodles Shop on Tuesday 4 June 2013.

Here is the general image for Virgo which should be in the Delicious Doodles Shop this week-end.  Isn't she a beauty?

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Friday 31 May 2013 - White-on-white

Another week has whizzed around and it's time for another challenge over at Delicious Doodles.  This week the challenge is "white-on-white".

Normally white-on-white challenges make me "run for the hills" but I got a pile of white card out and set to play.  Personally I think it's important when doing a white-on-white card is to use the same cardstock throughout as not many white cards are the same.  To get some texture and dimension I have used various embossing folders and dies and added some sparkle to the layers with Imagination Crafts Diamond Sparkle.  I used to use Stickles glitter glue for this but with this being an 8x8 card it would have used a good amount of a bottle.  With the Diamond Sparkle it looks like I've barely used anything and only had to get messy and glittery!!  

The image that I have used for this card is by Delicious Doodles and is called "A Mother's Love".  It's such a gorgeous image.  I have coloured in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my white gel pen.  The card has been finished off with some raffia ribbon, die-cut buttons and real buttons, sentiment off the computer and some seam binding ribbon.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

ABC Challenge - O for open
Simon Says - Anything goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Ruby's Rainbow - baby
Divas by Design - Tie a ribbon
I Love Promarkers - Dies but no punches
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon
V's Sweet Challenge - Baby theme
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Bling it on
Totally Papercrafts - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Bearly Mine Challenge - 28 May 2013 - Colour Challenge

It's Tuesday and time for another challenge over at the Bearly Mine Challenge Blog.  This time the challenge is a "Colour Challenge" and you have to use the colours below.

This week are sponsors are Alota Rubber Stamps and Little Darlings Rubber Stamps:

Well the choice of colours for this challenge nearly made me "run for hills" but I got there in the end and came up with this card for the challenge - warning you might need your sunglasses on for this one:

For my card I have used the Little Darlings Rubber Stamp called "What a Sweetheart" and coloured her in with my Promarkers, added highlights with my white gel pen and fussy cut around the image.

    

For my card I have used papers from the Bearly Mine Designs Floral Dreams, Bearly Mine Designs Spring Surprise and Bearly Mine Designs The Boys Zone and used them for matting and layering/using as die-cut.  I have finished the card off with some Bearly Mine Design freebie flowers, wired leaves, die-cut doily, pearls, lace. ribbon and Craftwork cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creative Belli - Flowers (my old and forgotten embellishments are my wired leaves.  I often put flowers on my cards but don't very often put leaves as well so it's a long time since I've used them)

Fab n Funky - Ribbon and/or lace

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Perfect sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment on the front

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

Cute Card Thursday - Tie it up (I've tied a ribbon bow)

Milk Coffee Challenge - Load on the flowers

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin - Doilies and dies

A Gem of a Challenge - Bring on the sunshine

Allsorts - Happy birthday - wishing the Allsorts Challenge Blog a very happy 4th birthday

UPDATE:  Just to let you all know that I am away until Sunday 3/6/13 so will not be able to do any comments until after then.

Blaming each other for our spending!!!

I saw this gorgeous card that Lozzy had made and just had to have this Sweet Pea Stamps image by Karen Middleton called "Little Pink Fairie" - and it so happens that one of my cards that I made earlier this month using the Sweet Pea Stamps image called "Serenity" by Concetta Kilmer caused Lozzy to buy the image and make this beautiful card - well it's nice to blame others on our spending isn't it????

Sweet Pea Stamps image called "Little Pink Fairie" by Karen Middleton is available in a rubber stamp and a digital stamp and the image called "Serenity" by Concetta Kilmer is available in a rubber stamp and a digital stamp.

I have coloured the image with my Promarkers, added Stickles to the fairy wings and added a cloudy background with a handmade template and a blue Pan Pastel and fine tool.  The backing papers I have used are Bearly Mine Designs Rose's Dream, Mini Dots (underneath the image), Love's Dream (for the flowers) and Spring Surprise.

   

  

I have distressed all the papers with a chalk ink pad.  The image is laying on top of a Tonic doily die-cut that was made from a piece of free Coredinations that came with an embossing folder.  I have sanded it to distress it.  The card has been finished off with some raffia ribbon, flowers made from punches with pearls centres and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Whoopsi Daisy - May flowers

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes

LEJ Designs - Die-cuts and/or punches

Deep Ocean - Ribbons and/or laces

The Crafter's Cafe - Mom and/or for a woman

Whimsy Stamps - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Lots of layers

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Perfect sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment on front

Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon

4 Crafty Chicks - Critters

Milk Coffee Challenge - Load on the flowers

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Summer Savings at Bearly Mine Designs Shop

Donna over at Bearly Mine Designs is having a "Summer Savings" from Friday 24 May 2013 until midnight on Monday 27 May 2013.  Please pop on over to grab some bargains.

One Very Happy Crafter!!!!!

Sweet Pea Stamps recently held a Design Team Call.  I decided to get some more information as I am slightly (well more than slightly) addicted to Sweet Pea Stamps and put in my application.  I knew there would be so many wonderful crafters entering but I hoped I would be successful.  To my absolute DELIGHT I have been invited to join their Design Team and I am over the moon.  

To celebrate becoming a member of their Design Team I decided to create something - well it was one item but then turned into two - but can you guess what they are?

For my creations I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps digital image by Rebecca Sinz called "Forget me Not".  I have used the digital version but if you prefer an actual rubber stamp that is available as well.  She is available as a single stamp but she also comes as part of Rebecca Sinz's Sheet #14, Plate #242.  In the plate option she comes with the other gorgeous images called Bleeding Hearts, Deadly Night Shade and Sweet Pea.

I have to admit that I wasn't sure of these images and those like them with only the faces but they have grown on me and are now one of my favourites.

Now have you guessed what these creations are?  Well as you can see below they are two wine bottle covers and I got a bottle of fizzy wine out of the cupboard to show you how they look on a bottle - certainly better than popped into a carried bag to give as a present.

For this wine bottle cover I have printed the template onto some backing papers from Summertime Designs.  I have printed on both sides.  The image I have coloured in with my Promarkers.  I have embellished with various die-cut elements and finished off with a sparkly swirl, gems and a button for the middle of the flower.

For this wine bottle cover I have printed again onto papers from Summertime Designs on both sides.  The image I have coloured in with my Promarkers.  I have embellished with various die-cut elements and finished off with a a doily inked with Tim Holtz's Broken China distress ink pad, sparkly swirl, gems and a button for the middle of the flower.

Before you ask - no I didn't open the fizzy stuff?  I just used it for demonstration purposes.

I am entering these creations into the following challenges:

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Allsorts - True blue

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional sketch

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Girls, girls, girls

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes

LEJ Designs - Die-cuts and/or punches

By the Cute and Girly - May Flowers

Marianne Designs Divas - Get your dies out  (using Mistletoe twigs and Petra's large Oval Set)

Without Words Challenge - Floral

Whimsy Stamps - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Lots of layers

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Fairies Challenge - Anything but a card

Aud Sentiments Challenge - 23 May 2013 - Use the word "friend" on your card/project

It's the start of another challenge at the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.  This fortnight the challenge is to "use the word "friend" on your card/creation".

This fortnight we are being sponsored by StampArt Design by Kathryne.

For both of my cards that I am showing I have used the StampArt Design image called "Gracie".  She's a beauty isn't she??  For my first card I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen.

The backing paper I have used is from the Bearly Mine Designs set called "Floral Surprise".  It's quite a loud backing papers but I really like it and have toned it with plain card stock matting and layering.  The sentiment is also from StampArt Design and comes as a bonus if you buy the image called "Little Bear Watering Can Friend".  The card has been finished off with some lace and paper roses.

It's amazing how the same image can look so different.  Again I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers.

The backing paper I have used this time is Bearly Mine Designs Floral Surprise.  I have finished this card off with some washi tape which I have pleated, sentiment again from StampArt Design, feather and some flowers made with some scraps of Tim Holtz paper which I have die-cut/scrunched/inked and held together with brads.

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Allsorts - True blue (second card)
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional sketch
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Paper Makeup - Friendship
Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes - happy 4th anniversary to the Passion for Promarkers Challenge Blog
LEJ Designs - Die-cuts and/or punches
Everybody Art - Flowers
Creative Belli - Flowers (my old and forgotten embellishment is my blue feather which I must have had for 2-3 years and didn't want to use as it was so nice and fluffy!!)
Whimsy Stamps - Anything goes
Inky Impressions - Distress it (second card)
Divas by Design - Friendship
Fab n Funky - Ribbon and/or lace (lace on the first card)
Crafts and Me - Lots of layers
I Love Promarkers - Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Perfect Sentiments - Anything goes and sentiment on the front
Delightful Sketches - Celebrate friendship
Milk Coffee Challenge - Load on the flowers

The Harbour Scene - Delicious Doodles

All being well come the week-end Teri should have this image in the Delicious Doodles Shop.  Isn't it amazing?  It's called "Harbour Scene".  All I will say is that I wish I was there now!!!  This would be fantastic for male cards - especially seeing it's Father's Day on 16 June 2013 - but being a female I would truly love something made with this image.

Have a Fabulous Day

This is a card that I have made used a Lacy Sunshine image called "Blossom Hippie Chick".  At the moment she's still on offer at $1.  isn't she wonderful?  Oh to dream of a figure like that!!!  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers.  All the backing papers I have used I was given.  I have finished the card off with some raffia ribbon threaded with some twine, flowers, Card Candi, seam binding ribbon and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Everybody Art - Purple

ABC Challenge - N for not just one ie more than 3 embellishments - I've used ribbon, fibres, flowers and Card candi

Creatalicious Challenge - For the girls

Simon Says - Flower power

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Wags n Whiskers - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Diva - young or old

2 Sisters - 1-2-3 of something (3 flowers, 2 ribbons (raffia and seam binding) and 1 image/use of twine)

The Squirrel and the Fox - Here come the girls
The Ribbon Girl - Lilac and lavender

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional sketch

One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Sparkles Monthly - Monochromatic
The Craft Garden - You must use 4 or more items from the list - I have used flowers, ribbon, patterned paper and yarn
Heck of a Challenge - Fashion

One Image and Two Completely Different Cards

For both of these cards I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps digital imaged called "Sweet Pea" by Rebecca Sinz.  I decided to make both cards Spring-like.  I have coloured them both with Promarkers, distressed around the edge with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and added a chalk ink pad to accentuate the edge.

For my first card I have used Bearly Mine Designs Mini Dots, Summer's Lace Dreams and The Boys Zone as my backing papers.

    

I have inked a doily with Tim Holtz's Tea Dye distress ink with my Inkylicious brush and just gone around the edge with the same chalk ink pad used around the image.  The card has been finished off with some lace, flowers, brad, gems and a sentiment from a Debbi Moore CD.

The second card I have made to take part in the Sketch Saturday Challenge this week.  Here is their sketch:

I really struggle with Clean and Simple (CAS) cards but I am happy with the way this has turned out.  More and more CAS cards seem to sell.  No doubt this is down to the costs of posting more elaborate cards.  The backing papers I have been given.  The card has been finished off with two Card Candi and a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

I am entering these cards into the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - Smell the roses
Sweet Stamps - Spring
Crafty Creations - KISS (second card)

Simon Says - Flower power

Little Red Wagon - Use a doily (first card)

Crafting for all Seasons - Think pink

Crafts and Me - Use a digi

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

I Love Promarkers - Simply does it (second card)

4 Crafty Chicks - Birthday!
One Sweet Challenge - Spring

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

One Stop Craft - Anything goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Here come the girls

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional sketch

Sketch Saturday - Sketch (second card)

Joanna Sheen - Girls, girls, girls

One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi

Sentimental Sunday - CAS and a sentiment (second card)