Mod Tree for World Cardmaking Day :-)

Hi all :-) I hope you’re all having a fab weekend and managing to find some crafty time ,, after all it is ‘our’ weekend to celebrate cardmaking !! :-)

There is a special celebration over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog  and there are some fabulous Holiday 2012 Card Kits on offer !! :-) all you have to do is make a card, leave a link to your post and leave a comment ,,,, the more entries there are the more kits will be given away !! 

Yesterday the postie arrived with a  HUGE parcel filled with my latest crafty spend !! I had ordered quite a few of the new stamps and dies from the Simon Says Stamp Exclusives and I have to say  I LOVE em all ,,, still have a few more to get ,,,,  :)

Mandi and Chrissie over on the Less is More Challenge are asking for silver so I thought I would add to my Christmas box and made this ,,,,, did you know there are only 78 more days to go ,,,,,Christmas will be here before we know it  :-)

I used the new Mod Tree die and cut it out of Silver Stardream card and cut some small stars using the  Holiday Shapes die, the larger star is from a Stacking Stars die. I added a few snowflakes from an EK Success Snowflake border punch and used a new Folded Banner Die for the sentiment.  I created a little ‘snow drift’ by tearing some card and embossing with a Sizzix dots folder.

To be honest I think I should have left the sentiment off , looking at it again it seems too big ... what do you think ??  :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one

Danville Wreath

Happy World Cardmaking day !!! What a fabulous day to celebrate and I have good reason to celebrate !! My latest crafty parcel arrived from Simon Says Stamp TODAY !! YAY !!  So I have lots of new stuff to play with,, well seeing as I couldn't come to the Ally Pally or the NEC this year I thought I should have a little treat to cheer myself up eh !!  :-)

I had ordered several of the latest Simon Says Stamp Exclusives  and couldn’t wait to try them out :-) First one out of the pack is this gorgeous Danville Wreath, soo pretty :-)

I used a very dark green card to die cut and then sprayed with Tawny Turquoise Moon Shadow Mist from Lindy’s Stamp Gang  ,, so gorgeous and shimmery IRL. I also used the same card for layering and to punch out some Martha Stewart 3 in 1 butterflies.  I cut a 2 nd wreath and trimmed out the 3 larger flowers and sprinkled with Glitter Ritz Stardust ,, which just happens to be the exact colour of the Hero Arts Wet Cement ink I used on the Impression Obsession Gradation stamp, also new today :-)

The sentiment was in the ‘Talking about You’ stamp and die set :-)

There is a special celebration over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog ,,, just spotted it now  !  So make a card and join in the fun !!

Challenges :-
Clearly Inspired ,,, Sentimental
Charisma Cardz ,,,, Bling
Paper Play ,,, Bling
Crafts and Me ,,,, Sentiment
Penny’s Paper Crafty ,,, Die Cuts/Punches
That Craft Place ,, Make your own background
Totally Gorjuss ,,, Punches and Dies

Winner of the October Card Kit :-)

Hi all :-) Thank you all very much for your lovely comments and for entering the October Card Kit Candy very kindly sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp  :-) 

 just pressing the random.org button ,,,,,,

 Here are your random numbers: 

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The lucky winner is Laura S !! Woo Hoo !! 

Please email me with your address so we can pop the kit in the post :-) 

Congratulations ! :-) 

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Lols x x x

Lili’s Little Fairies …. Christmas for the Boys :-)

Hi all :-) I’m back again with another card ,, this time it’s for the Lili’s Little Fairies Challenge whose theme this week is ,,,

Christmas for the Boys :-)

We are sponsored by Nitwits so a fab $10 voucher on offer this week ! :-)

I used this very cute Merry Christmas Penguins stamp which I just bought, along with one or 3 others :-)

I coloured with Copics, added a few silver stamped snowflakes and glittered  with star dust stickles. I embossed some plain white card with a Swiss Dots folder and the designer papers are from a Memory Box Pixie pack.  The North Pole sign was cut out on the Silhouette Cameo and I added glossy accents to the pole and crystal glitter on the snowy top :-) I punched a couple of  MS punches and popped a big gem in the middle to finish :-)

Thanks for looking, the DT have made some gorgeous cards so please hop over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

Challenges : to be added

Crafty Ribbons ,,, Anything BUT Square Challenge Reminder :-)

Hi all :-) I hope you’re all fit and well and managing to get crafty !!  :-)

The theme over on the Crafty Ribbons Challenge is 

Anything BUT Square  :-)

And if you join in you ‘could’ win THIS fabby prize ! :-)

I used this gorgeous new stamp from the Wild Rose Studio  called Nativity Play.

I coloured with copics and inked the edges with stormy sky and vintage photo distress inks. I  used Spellbinders Grand Circles and Grand Scalloped Circles to make the shape and  the papers are from My Minds Eye.  I used a paper distresser on all the edges and added star dust and platinum stickles. The lovely Organza Swiss Dots Ribbon is from the Crafty Ribbon Store.

Thanks for looking :-) Several of the DT have made creations for the reminder so please hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

Challenges :
Crafting for All seasons ,, Costumes/Dress Up
Created With Love ,,, Christmas

October Card Kit Candy !! :-)

Hi all :-) the very lovely Heidi, the owner of Simon Says Stamp sent me the October Card Kit of the month ‘Forever and Always’ and said that if I made a card using it and post it on my blog I could have an extra kit to give away !!! Woo Hoo !! :-)

THANKS SO VERY MUCH HEIDI :-)

So I set myself a little challenge to make 2 cards using only products that are in the kit ,,, no other stamps, papers or embellies, though inks and tools I allowed myself,, and these are what I came up with. 

For the first one I stamped the flower image 3 times, once onto the background card, and twice onto pieces of the designer papers, cutting them all out and layering using scrap dots.  I used the Liquid Pearls on the pollen in the centre and stamped the sentiment using Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I added another strip of card and used some of the gorgeous ribbon and made a little button using a   Button Quartet die.  I slightly inked the edges with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink. 

I made this one next ,, making a circle aperture for the sentiment to be stamped on the inside. I cute some thin strips of the paper and matted these onto some black card and tore the edge,,  added some faux stitching using a white gel pen and I adhered one of the beautiful flowers on there too :-)

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I really enjoyed playing with this kit ,,, going to play some more now ,, there is soo much more left to use ! 

So if you would like a chance to win this Forever and Always Kit :-

1, add a photo and a link to the candy on your sidebar.
edited to add,  a few are having problems with blogger, so you can skip this bit if you can't manage to do it :-)

2,  leave a link with the froggy :-) 

3, I would appreciate it if you were a follower too 

This candy will close on Thursday 4th October at 9 am CET

Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments too so please leave me one :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,, Glimmer and Sparkle :-)

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge !! Thank you for joining us for the Anything Goes Challenge, we had over 1,000 entries last week !! Woo Hoo !! :-) We hope you will all join us again this week too :-)

We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher !! :-)

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,
Glitter Text @ Glitterfy.com

The design team have created some awesome projects for your inspiration, we are all featuring Lindy's Stamp Gang Products this week :-)
If you have never used them then you are in for a treat ,,, they are gorgeous !!! :-)

 You don't have to use them to join in but we would love to see them used if you have them :-)

We have an extra prize this week !! the lovely people over at Lindy's Stamp Gang will also be giving a lucky winner this fabulous parcel of Haunted Halloween products !!

AND

 Heidi will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store!
 

I bought this fabulous Wendy Vecchi Art Parts Film Strip Frame a while ago and thought I would make something to hang on a wall :-)

First of all I coloured the frame with a black copic marker and then sprayed with Tawny Turquoise Moon Shadow , this looks absolutely gorgeous IRL. I then left that to dry and sprayed the inside part with Royal Amethyst Glitz Spritz, oohh lovely it is ,,, :-) I then used various Tim Holtz stamps, distress inks  and a Dyan Reaveley Chequered Dots stencil to create the background.

I made the flower using a Tattered Florals Sizzix die, watercolour paper, distress inks and the Royal Amethyst spray. I also used sa Grungeboard swirl die cut, which was coloured and sprayed like the frame. 

Close Up's 

I will list all the products used at the bottom ,,,,:-)

Thanks for looking :-) Laura and the DT have made some gorgeous creations so please hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

BTW I have a blog candy at the top of my blog if you would like to join in :-)

Challenges :

Anything But a Card Challenge  ,,,,, Shiny, Sparkly, Blingy

Craft Room  ,,,, Alter It

My Time to Craft ,,,, Transport

The Crazy Challenge ,,, Handmade Flowers

MAWTT ,,,, A splash of Red

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