Splitcoast Stampers Love Fest :-)

Hi all :-) there is a fabulous stamping and crafting Love Fest event happening over on the Splitcoast Stampers Website and I am intending to join in every day !! :-) There are lots of fun challenges to enter and lots of fab prizes to be won !! ( keeping my fingers crossed here ,,, lol )

Simon Says Stamp is one of the companies involved and I am not going to tell you which day they are sponsoring ,,, that will be a surprise !! :-)

Anyways ,,, I am already a day late with this so I had better get a move on ,,,, :-)

The theme for day one was to incorporate items into your card that begin with the letters L, O, V, and E.

L, ,,, LOVE banner

O,,,, Opaque Embossing Powder

V,,,,, Valentine’s

E,,, Embossing

I will link all the products I used at the bottom of this post. Just to add that I used the Curvy Heart Die to cut the aperture, it is a lovely big size :-)

Close Up :-)

Maybe you would like to join in ?? Head on over to the SCS site for more details :-) 

Today’s challenge is a sketch ,,, so will be back later :-)

I have a candy giveaway at the top of my blog if you would like to take a peek :-)

Challenges :
Moving Along With The Times,,, Love is in the Air
Sincerely Yours Creations ,,, Valentine Love
Divas By Design,,,Love/Romance
Cards And More ,,,, Love/Valentine’s
Top Tip Tuesday ,,,, Hearts/Romance, my tip,  pour a generous pile of baby powder onto a scrap of cotton, a bit of hubby's old shirt is perfect, scoop up and secure the top with an elastic band,, works perfectly as an anti static bag when using embossing powders
Sentimental Sundays ,,, Love is in the air

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Thanks for your comments, I really enjoy reading them :-)
Luv
Lols x x x

Wanna Hang Out ?? :-)

Happy Valentine’s Day !!  I hope you all have a lovely day and do something special :-) Ray is working so I will have to cook ,,, nothing special happening here ,,, beans on toast most likely haha :-)

I have just made this card using products in the Simon Exclusives February Card Kit.

All the dresses are paper pieced and I used a Martha Stewart Icicle Punch to make the grass ( now discontinued) but think I will invest in a proper grass punch or die in the near future :-) I also used a Simon Exclusives Party Banner Die to make the clothes line and added some White Hemptique Twine across the bottom and used glossy accents to stuck the sentiment to the twine.

Arty Angle

The March Card Kit ‘Friendship Flowers’ is just out !! Can’t wait for it to arrive !!  Isn’t it FAB !! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) I have a candy at the top of my blog if you would like to take a peek :-)

Challenges :
Inky Impressions ,,, Ribbon/Twine
Tuesday Throwdown ,,,, Anything Goes
Besties ,,,, Pink
Paper Playtime ,,, Border Punches
The Paper Girls ,,,, Twine
Glitter and Sparkle ,,, Female Cards

Simon Says …… Joy’s ’WOW’ Photo Inspiration

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge !! Thank you for joining us for the Have a Heart Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too :-)

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,

JOY'S WOW

PHOTO INSPIRATION

Isn’t that GORGEOUS !!! it really is WOW in more ways than one !! :-)

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

We are showcasing Cuttlebug Products this week, you don't have to use them, but if you have them we would love to see them  :-)

I was inspired by the beautiful blossom flowers on the top right and the owl, bottom left. I didn’t use and owl, but I did add a cute little bird :-)

To be honest I wasn’t sure what I was going to make when I sat down to make this. Then I thought that this fab Memory Box, Honeyblossom Sprig die resembled those flowers ,,, and a card was born :-)

I used plain White Neenah  card and some of the fab woodgrain card to make this. I die cut the flowers out of card and paper and then meticulously masked all the flowers and buds before spraying with copic W2 ink to darken the stems. I used a Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder  for the panel, using the woodgrain card, and then inked all the edges with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. I used pop dots to adhere the flowers and popped a little twine bow on the stem. I coloured a little Studio Calico Wood Veneer Bird using a white Galaxy Marker and added an eye with a copic multiliner pen. 

Arty Angle :-)

Close Up 

The sentiment is from Hero Arts, stamped using Wet Cement Ink and I added a die cut Simon Exclusives  ‘You’ to finish

Thanks for looking :-) Our fab GD ‘Sem’ and the DT have made some gorgeous cards again this week, so please hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

So now it's YOUR turn ! Happy Crafting !!

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in :-)

Challenges : to be added

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Luv
Lols x x x

Sizzix Candy !!! :-)

Would you like to own these fabulous Tim Holtz Ticket Strip, Elegant Flourishes and Tattered Florals Dies ?? 

The lovely Alison from Sizzix asked me if I would be interested in using their products this year and If so she would send me some products to use on my blog ,,, WOW !!!  I was absolutely thrilled to have been asked and was happy dancing for weeks !!

  My first ( and hopefully not my last) parcel arrived a few days ago and when I opened it  these dies were in there and I already own them. SOOO Alison said I could give them away !!! YAY !! :-)

If you would like them please
1. leave your name on the linky, only one entry per person to keep it fair xx

2,Add the piccy with a link on your sidebar
( if you don't have a blog you can skip this bit, I know some are from the SCS or Flickr sites, you are still free to enter, just add a link to your site  :-)) 

3,If you would like to follow me I would appreciate it
(I would LOVE to reach 1,000 followers) :-)

This candy is open until 6pm CET on the 12th March.

GOOD LUCK !! :-)

Hearts and Flowers on the Papertake Weekly ! :-)

Hi all :-)  With Valentine’s Day fast approaching we have just the theme for you over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge ,,,

HEARTS and FLOWERS :-)

lots of scope for linking with this I think :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Katharina at Whiff Of Joy and you could win this gorgeous stamp

AND J&C Creations have kindly donated a £10 voucher to their store too !! Woo Hoo !! :-)

For my card I used the fab goodies that came in the Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit.

This was so quick and easy to make,, once I got the hang of it ,,,,no pun intended  lol :-) The Simon Says Stamp Falling Hearts die is one of my fave dies at the mo ,,, the Falling Stars one is FAB too ,,, LOVE EM :-)

Thanks for looking :-) Our fabulous GD’s Debs and Pauline, and the DT have made some gorgeous cards, so hop on over to the PTW to see them :-)

Challenges :
Come and Get It .. Show us your Heart

House Mouse ,,,, Alterations Sew and Go !! :-)

Hi all :-) I am back from the UK after a week visiting family and friends :-) It was dad’s 80th birthday and Mum’s 70ish birthday and we had a lovely family get together :-)

I managed to do a little bit of shopping and got me a smart phone and a tablet !! I decided to take the plunge and join you all in the 20th century,, better late than never eh :-) I do have a question tho ,,, can someone please tell me how to answer my phone ,, its a Samsung Galaxy, I have had a few calls and have to call them back cos I can’t answer it ,,, lol :-) 

It's the week of LOVE as we celebrate Valentine's Day on the House Mouse and Friends Challenge ,,,

It's our lovely teamie, Dorte’s  turn to host this challenge and she has chosen;

I LOVE YOU SEW MUCH

(Incorporate stitching; real or faux, or use an image featuring sewing)

We have 3 fabulous sponsors this week !! :-)

The lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp will be giving a lucky winner a fab $25 voucher to the store

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and...

One Lucky Winner will receive a fab $10 Gift Certificate to H M STAMPS online shop

 

and...

One Lucky Winner will receive a fab $10 Voucher to Di's Digi Downloads online Shop

WOW !! Fabulous prizes eh !! :-)

For my card I used this very cute House Mouse ‘Alterations Sew and Go’ image and made an easel card :-)

I coloured with copics and used a  Viva Stone Grey Paper Pen on the pin heads, a white gel pen on the purple fabric and dotted star dust stickles here and there :-) The papers are My Mind’s Eye from a Happy Go Lucky pack. That FAB ribbon and the buttons are from a new release from Crafty Ribbons, they have a new range around sewing and knitting ,, see them HERE :-) I made the cotton reel on the Silhouette Cameo Machine, wrapped with embroidery floss and stuck a pin in it to finish :-)

Close Up :-)

Thanks for looking :-) Please hop on over to the House Mouse and Friends Challenge blog to see what our fab GD’s and the rest of the DT have made ,,, all soooo CUTE ! :-)

Challenges :
Glitter and Sparkle ,,,, Female Cards
Pile It On ,,,, Shaped Cards
Copic Marker Europe ,,, Anything Goes with Markers
Forever Friends,, Animals/Birds/Butterflies
Moving Along With The Times,, Only Girls Allowed

Thanks for your comments, I REALLY appreciate them :-)