Stamp Something ,,,,,, Christmas

Hi all :-) It is only 162 days until Christmas so if you haven’t started making your cards yet you had better get a move on and avoid the last min rush :-)

We are sponsored this week by DRS Designs so a fab prize for one lucky entrant :-)

For my card I used this lovely Milton and Robin image from the Wild Rose Studio . I coloured him with Copics, used a nestie circle to cut out and inked the edges with stormy Sky distress ink. I used Star Dust stickles here and there and some Polar White flower soft on his pom pom The papers are My Minds Eye and the poinsettia is from Prima . I made a swirl using a Spellbinders die and added a few Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish

thanks for looking, the DT have made some gorgeous cards so please pop over to see them and leave comments too ,, we all like to read them :-)

Challenges :

Craft us Crazy ,,,, Christmas in July

Cute Card Thursday ,,,, One or more circles

The Rubber Cafe ,,,, Use Spellbinders dies

Scrapalicious ,,,,,,, Bears

My Time to Craft ,,,, Bird Watcher

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas ,, Spots or Dots

Totally Papercrafts ,,,,,,, Girly Girly

Hi all, another sunny day here in Gozo and I still have visitors so apologies for not popping by to vist you ,, back to normal next week :-)

This week it was Joey’s turn to choose the theme ,, but she has upped and left us ( sob) so the lovely Cathy has stepped in and is the hostess this week :-)

the theme is ,,,,

GIRLY, GIRLY ,,,, easy peasy :-)

We are sponsored by our lovely ‘old’ teamie Emma who will be giving one lucky entrant a $10 voucher to spend in her Crafty Emma’s Store :-)

I needed to make a card for the christening of our friends 1st Grandaughter so after a little searching I found this fab digi image from Di’s Digi Downloads , isn’t it cute ! :-) I coloured with Copics and cut out the shape with a spellbinders die. The papers are from Pink Petticoat, the pearls are from Hero Arts and the ribbon and flower were in my stash.

Thanks for looking, the DT have made some fabulous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see them

Challenges :

Crafting for all Seasons ,,,, furry friends

Diva’s by Design ,,,,, Pastels

Scrapalicious ,,,, Bears

Digital Tuesday ,,, Spellbound ,,One or more dies

Sweet Stampin ,,,, Cute & Cuddly

Simon Says ,,,,,,, Anything Goes !! :-)

WOW !! What a fabulous response we had to our 'Sewing' theme last week ! Thank you all so much for your entries ! We picked up several tips on our way around, it's amazing what we can learn from each other !! :-)

Before moving on to this weeks challenge we would like to welcome Becca aka Becca's Crafty Corner to the team !! I am sure that you will all have visited Becca's blog but if not you are really in for a treat ! :-) Welcome aboard Becca :-)

This week we are having a 'Free For All' !! Summer is here and we know that lots of you are busy with younger children or going away on vacation so we thought we would open the doors and

ANYTHING GOES !!

The DT have been using stamps from Stamps Happen , if you have them we would love to see them but you can use anything you like !! :-)

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! See the NEWEST stuff on the All New Just In Page For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too !!! :-)

For my card I used this gorgeous Fairy with Balloon stamp ,,, a popular choice this week as 3 of us have used it ! I love quirky stamps and Stamps Happen make some fantastic ones !

I coloured her with Copics and cut her out using a spellbinders wonky rectangle ( LOVE it ! ) I stamped an extra balloon and used some black cotton to tie them on,,, didn’t want them floating off !! :-) I love the way the balloons are burst, very funny, and I added some glossy accents to the ‘outside’ bits. The papers are Echo Park from the Springtime pack and I used a Martha Stewart Monarch Double punch to make the butterfly which I coloured using my copic airbrush and yellow and pink markers. I added some Hero Arts pearls, some Robins Nest Dew Drops, some ribbon from my drawer and copious amounts of my compulsory Star dust stickles to finish.

Thanks for looking , Nadine and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them

Challenges :

Clear It Out ,,,,, wings

Craft Room ,,,,,, Butterflies

iCopic ,,,, Birthdays ( 2nd entry)

Magical Mondays ,,, Magical image + texture

edited : for those of you who read my PTW post yesterday, I chickened out and took my car instead of trying out the new bus service, it was REALLY hot and I wanted to make sure I had air con !! :-)

Papertake Weekly ,,,,,, Hot Hot Hot !!

oohh it is HOT here !! around 35 degree’s C and when you read this I will be trying out our brand new Arriva bus service ,, I am going to Malta for the first time EVER on a bus !!

This week on the Papertake Weekly we are inviting you to get out your red/orange /pinks….

HOT HOT HOT colours and join us.

We are sponsored by our very own teamie Andrea ( and Mary)who will be giving away a fab prize from The Ribbon Girl online store :-)

For my card I used this very cute House Mouse Beach Cooler image, coloured with Copics and I added glossy accents to the sea shells. I made the background paper using my copic air brush, making the clouds using a scalloped spellbinders nestie shape. I used some whitewash coredinations and a couple of cuttlebug folders for the panels and added some ribbon from The Ribbon Girl. The swirl border was made using an EK Success punch and I added a few Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish.

Thanks for looking, the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the PTW to see them

Challenges :

Dream Valley ……. Summer

Pile It On ,,,, Your Fave technique ,,,, airbrushing

Quirky Crafts,,,, No patterned papers, make your own

2 Sisters ,,,,, Summertime Fun

Colour Me Creative Copic ,,, Fave technique ,,, airbrushing

Crazy 4 Challenges ,,,, Summer

One Stop Craft …. Summertime

Sweet Stampin ,,, Cute and Cuddly (nothing cuter than HM !! ))

Totally Gorjuss ,…. Summertime

Card Makin Mamma’s ,,,,, Summertime

Crafty Purple Frog ……Summer Fun

Dutch Dare ,,,, Summer Fun

Stampin B’s ,,,,, Beach Scene + sand

Party Fergus :-)

Hi all, I hope all is well with everyone :-) I am sorry for not popping by to see you all lately but I have family here for a holiday so I am a bit busy at the mo’ ,,, busy sunbathing, swimming, reading,, you know how it is !! :-)

I did find time to make a card using a new release Party Fergus stamp from the Wild Rose Studio tho ,,, I sneaked away and locked myself in my craft room when no one was looking :-)

I decided to make an easel card and followed the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge, not sure who designed it but I love this one :-) I coloured Fergus with Copics, decoupaged him and popped him up on pop dots. The papers are from the Kalahari Dreams paper pack and all the edges were machine stitched. I made a banner using a Spellbinders die and used some Pink Paislee twine to tie them up. The sentiment stamp came with the image and used a flattened chrome cap and an epoxy dot to cover it. The ‘PARTY’ is from a TH typeset die and I used star dust stickles, glossy accents on the icing and a few Hero Arts gems to finish.

Thanks for looking :-) I really appreciate your comments so please leave me one and I will pop by your blog asap

Challenges :

Sketch Saturday ,,, sketch

Craft Your Days Away ,,,,, Fancy Folds

Aud Sentiments ,, Sentiments with at least 2 words

Cupcake Craft ,,, choice of last 150, I chose 80 ,, One for the Boys

iCopic ,,,,, Birthdays

Stamp Something ,,,,,Bugs and Butterflies

Hi again ,,, hope the sun is shining wherever you are :-) another week has flown by and I hope you are all looking forward to a weekend of fun :-)

This week the theme on the Stamp Something Challenge is ,,,,

Stamp ,,,, Bugs and Butterflies :-)

We are sponsored by Stampelkallan so a fab prize for one lucky entrant

For my card I used this very cute stamp by Gillian Roberts called Looking At You. I coloured her with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. The papers are from My Minds Eye Hattie paper pack. The butterfly is a MS monarch punch and the ribbon and charm were in my stash. I added Star Dust stickles and Robins Nest Dew Drops for sparkle. I faux stitched all the edges and the sentiment is from the Wild Rose Studio :-)

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

Challenges :

Truly Scrumptious ,,,, Things with Wings

Flourishes ,,,, Friends

Daisy Doodles Creative ,,,, Summer

Totally Papercrafts ,,,, The Beach

Hi all :-) ,, summer is HERE !! it is very hot and sunny here in Gozo and I have already had a few trips to the beach ,,, lovely :-)

This week it is Scoopy’s turn to choose the theme ,, and guess what she chose !! ,,, Yup ,,,,, The Beach !! her FAVE place !! :-)

If anyone is interested in seeing my fave beach click HERE ,, Ramla Bay Gozo ,,,, aka Paradise !! :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Melissa at Meljen Designs and one lucky entrant will win 4 digi images :-)

For my card I followed the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge :-) I used an Anya stamp, this one is in a set of 3 called Rain, Snow, Shine ,,,, no prizes for guessing which one I used :-) I coloured her with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. I made the background design myself using my Copic Air Brush and a Spellbinders scalloped nestie to make clouds, the flip flop paper I have had forever and have no idea where that came from ! I made a ‘sun’ using a petal cap and inspirational epoxy sticker and the butterfly was made using a MS Monarch Butterfly punch, I added a star using my brand sparkly new Die-namics stacking star die,, I LOVE this !! The sentiment was in an unmounted HM set.

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see them

Challenges

Sketch Saturday ,,,,, Sketch

Penny’s Paper Crafty … Happy Birthday

Ruby’s Rainbow ,,,, Happy Birthday

Truly Scrumptious ,,, Things with Wings

Craft Room ,,,,, Summer Birthdays

Ladybug Crafts Ink ,,, Summer Birthday

Crazy Challenge ,,,, On the Beach

My Partner in Crafting Crime ,,, Beach Themed

Sweet Stampin ,,, ( 2nd entry) Use Something not usually seen on cards ,, bottle tops !

Copic Creations ,,, White clothing ( does her top count ?? )

ABC Challenge Birthday Hop + DT Call

Hi all :-) I was thrilled when Vicky asked me to be a Guest Designer for the ABC Challenge’s Birthday Hop :-) THANKS HUN !! :-)

They are currently looking for a couple of designers to join the team so if you are interested then please see the challenge blog for details :-)

If you arrived here from the lovely and super talented Suzanne's blog then you are going the right way ,, if not you may with to start at the ABC Challenge blog

For this hop the theme is Yesterday ,, the challenge is to make a card with a theme of yesterday, so you can have a vintage theme or use a stamp that is not the latest stamp on the block but one of those real old favourites. You could choose a past ABC Challenge theme just let us know which challenge and the date it went live. !!

I chose U for UNUSUAL FOLD

from 18th May 2011

The DT all have a sponsored candy on their blogs, so lots of prizes along the way :-) My candy is sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp !!

I have been meaning to have a go at a Diamond Fold card for ages so now was the chance to have a play :-) It’s not perfect though and ,, shhh ,,, I need to add something at the front to stop it falling over !!! ,,, like a brick or something ,,,

This card is quite small ,, only 4x4 inches so I had to choose a smallish image ,,,, House Mouse Confetti Rain ,,,, perfect fit !!! I haven’t inked this one is ages so it was about time :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked the edges with Wild Honey Distress Ink. The papers are Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime and I sewed all the edges on my machine. I stamped a Penny Black mouse footsteps along one side and used a gorgeous Prima Pearl Swirl and Calcutta flower on the other.

Now this is where I went horribly wrong ,,, I thought it looked a bit plain and as I am a GD I wanted to make a good impression (lol ) so I added a Martha Stewart PATP border, and cut out a frame for the image using a Spellbinders Die.

Oohh that was better ,,, I thought ,,, until I tried to stand it up !! hmmm ,, I have to make a little stand at the front to prop it up. Now I could have kept that snippet of info to myself ,,, but ,,, we all learn by our mistakes so I am sharing mine with you

If you would like a chance to win a fab Hero Art set from Simon Says Stamp then please leave me a comment and a link to your blog with Mr Linky :-)

I hope you enjoy the hop ,, from here you need to hop on over to the super talented ALI'S BLOG and see her gorgeous creation :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,,, A Stitch in Time ,,,

Thank's to all of you who entered our Lavender and Lace Challenge last week, it was an unusual colour combo but so effective ,, all of your entries were fantastic !!

This week our challenge is "A Stitch in Time" so we would love to see stitching on your projects this week, real or faux !

As always, you can win this fabulous $50 voucher from the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp !!

This week we are joined by our Special Guest in the Spotlight NADINE !

If you haven't visited Nadine's blog you are in for a treat !! Gorgeous creations !! :-)

For my card I used my new Tim Holtz ( TH) Haberdashery set,,, LOVE IT !! I started with a base kraft card and used red card for layering. The paper is from a TH Vintage Shabby paper pack, I inked all the edges with Vintage photo and tea Dye inks. I used a EK Success Binding Edge border punch then distressed using a Paper Distresser and sewed around the edges on my machine. I used various stamps from the set, the mannequin, needle book ( which I actually made into a needle book, and a spool, all these were coloured with distress ink. The flower is made using a TH Tattered Florals die, grungepaper and coloured with Barn Door ink, I stuck a few pins in the top of that but they’re not very visible ! I also used a piece of TH Ruler Ribbon and a few Vintage buttons to finish.

Inside the needle book :-)

Thanks for looking :-) Nadine and the DT have made some fabulous creations for your inspiration so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them

Challenges :

A Spoonful of Sugar ,,,,, Sewing

Anything Goes ,,,, the letter ‘D’ ,, (Distressing)

Craft Your Days Away,,,, Vintage

Sweet Stampin’ Use something not usually used on cards ,, sewing needles.

ABC Christmas Challenge N for ,, No Nonsense

Hi all :-) It’s hard to think about Christmas when we are sweltering in the heat but by the time Santa comes I will have a lovely box full of cards ready !! No Last minute rush for me !! So why don’t you get started if you haven’t already and join us in the ABC Christmas challenge, and the other fab Christmas themed challenges too :-)

the theme for the next fortnight is ,,,

N for No Nonsense,,, simple design and NO designer papers !!

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab $15 spree for one lucky entrant

AND the fabuulous Karen from Karen’s Doodles will be giving a choice of 3 digi images !! :-)

For my card I used my fab Hero Arts Down the Chimney stamp. I coloured it with Copic s and glittered the edges with Star Dust Stickles, I also added Polar White Flower Soft to the chimney and his boot trims. I used some red SU card and a piece of plain white card which I embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, added a little ribbon and a Hero Arts sentiment and job done ,,, This is THE quickest card I think I ever made and plan on making several more like it before the guy in the red suit comes !! :-)

Thanks for looking, Nancy, a Karen’s Doodles designer and the DT have made some fabulous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges :

Tuesday Throwdown ,,, Christmas in July

Christmas Card Challenges ,,, T'was the Night before Christmas

Christmas Inspiration,,,,, Tones of One Colour

Corrosive ..... Red/White

Our Creative Corner ,,,, 4th July or Christmas in July

Crafty Sentiments ,,,,, Christmas

Papertake Weekly ,,,,Anything Goes :-)

Hi all ,,, another Tuesday has whizzed around and it’s time for a new theme over on the PTW :-)

ANYTHING GOES !! with optional extra of buttons ( I forgot !! )

We are sponsored by Lili of the Valley so a lovely voucher to spend in the store for one lucky entrant !! :-)

For my card I used this lovely Mix it and Make it stamp that I bought at the NEC and this is the first inking !! I coloured the image with Copics and doodles around the edge ,, in a deliberately wonky fashion,,,, The papers are from Dovecraft and I think the ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl. I used a LOTV Happy Birthday recipe stamp which I made into a removable tag. I used a little Jillibean twine and some red Robin’s Nest Dew Drops to finish :-)

Close up of the recipe tag, lovely sentiment eh :-)

Thanks for looking, our lovely GD Kelly and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges

Lili of the Valley ,,,,, Celebrate

Crafty Cardmakers ,,,, Spots and Stripes

Creative Stamp Friends ,, Dots

Forever Friends ,,, Birthdays + Animals

Make It Monday ,,,,, Anything Goes

CES ,,, Woodland Creatures

Cupcake Craftroom ,,,, Polka Dots

Aud Sentiments ,,,,, Food or Drink

Crafts and Me ,,,,, Birthday

My Time to Craft ,,,,, A La Carte