Totally Papercrafts ….. Make Your Own Flowers Challenge :-)

Hi all :-) another Friday is here and almost time for a weekend of catching up with the crafty challenges :-)

On the Totally Papercrafts Challenge this week we’re asking you to

Make Your Own Flowers :-)

these can be punched, hand cut, die cut ,, whatever you like as long as it’s not a ready made one !! :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Melissa, owner of Meljen Designs and she will be giving one lucky entrant a choice of 4 digi images !! :-)

The DT were offered a choice of images to use and I decided to use this gorgeous Victorian Bird Cage image. I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink . The papers are Echo Park from a Be Mine pack, all the edges were inked too and distressed, I then rounded a few edges and stitched them on my machine. I used a Swirl Heart die cut and some bias tape from The Ribbon Girl,

Now for the important bit :-) I made the flowers using MFT rolled roses dies, these come in 3 sizes and I used the large and medium sizes. I cut them out of plain white card, sprayed with water and scrunched before rolling them, this makes them much easier to handle I find ,,,.I use a glue gun to fix them once rolled, I have tried glue dots and glossy accents but find the glue gun works best for me :-) I then sprayed them all with pink Copic’s ,RV 32 and RV 34, and I popped a pearl in the largest one :-)

I must admit that I do like this card and think I will send it to my Mum, it's her birthday in a couple of weeks ,,,,shhhh :-)

The DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the TPC to see them :-)

Challenges :

Colour Create ,, Pink and Green + optional handmade flowers !

Cute Card Thursday ,,, Music and Dance ,, the bird is singing and there is manuscript paper :-)

Paper Crafting Journey ,,, Floral

Paper Play ,,,, Ribbon Every Which Way

Moving Along with the Times ,,, Things with Wings

A little birdie ,,,,,,,

Hi all ,,, is it cold where you are ?? Here it is sunny but bloomin freezing. It isn’t often that I need heating in my craft room but I have today !!! brrr ,, my hands are really cold !

Anyway ,, I have just bought this new Big Eyes Owl stamp from Hero Arts and thought I would make another card for the Less Is More Challenge , Mandi and Chrissie are asking us for one layer and birds ,,, LOTS of white space on this !!! YAY !! :-)

I stamped with Memento Black ink onto some white card and coloured with Copics, I added some Glossy Accents to his eyes and beak,a few dots of Star Dust Stickles and added a sentiment that I have no idea who made it but it was in a little set that was a gift from Domi xx :-)

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

Challenges :

Less Is More ,,, One Layer + Birds

Charisma Cardz ,,,, CAS

MAWTT ,,,, Things With Wings

Right ,off to pop the kettle on ,, maybe a nice brew will warm me up a bit ,,,,, brrrr ,,, See ya later xx

Simon Says ,,,,,,Use Domi’s Sketch :-)

WOW!!! What a fabby turn out for last weeks Spots and Stripes challenge!!!! Lots of gorgeous creations for us to pop by and admire :-)

This week we have another great challenge for you...

USE DOMI'S SKETCH :-)

Our lovely teamie, Domi, has made this gorgeous sketch for us all to use this week. You can rotate or flip it, as long as we can see the basic sketch is there thats OK :-)

Simon Says Stamp has recently started a MONTHLY CARD KIT , these are fabulous value for money !! Check them out HERE

BONUS ALERT ! BONUS ALERT !BONUS ALERT ! :-)

Updated on January 9: February kits have sold out. Subscribers who purchase a subscription in January will still receive the Bonus Tim Holtz 3 pack of ink pads with their first (March 2012) Kit.



As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too

For my card I used my fabulous BRAND NEW Hero Arts For You Gifts stamp from the 2012 release, isn’t she lovely, and so easy to colour !! I stamped the image twice using Memento Black ink onto Neenah cardstock and coloured with Copics, I then cut out the gifts and used pop dots to fix them in front for added dimension. I also used a Hero Arts Envelope Pattern stamp to make the design in the circle background, I stamped with Versafine ink and embossed with white EP, I then coloured with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.

The paper is Echo Park Be Mine ( candy win from Mandy xx:-) ) The flowers are Prima and I used an American Crafts brad in the centre and popped it on top of a Heart Swirl die cut. I added a little bag charm, some gems a strip of organza ribbon and placed some fab Hemptique pink twine over the top, the sentiment is part of the girl stamp but I cut it off and moved it to the side :-)

Thanks for looking :-) Our fabulous GD Debbie and the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them ! :-)

Challenges :

Colour Me Creative Copics ,, Hot Pink/Black/White + photo inspiration

Buttons, Bows,Bling and Blooms ,,

Mornin all :-) Hope you are all fit and well and ready for a new challenge over on the Papertake Weekly :-) We had hundreds of entries last week and we hope you join us again this week too !

Buttons, Bows, Bling and Blooms !

not missing many embelllies there eh ! :-)

I went all girly and used this gorgeous Lili of the Valley stamp that was a RAK from my lovely buddy Cathy xx Coloured with Copics and oodles of Star Dust Stickles added for extra sparkle. I cut out the image using a Nellie Snellen Oval Multi Frame and threaded an organza ribbon through and tied a double bow using a bow easy to cover the join ( I did try to tie a bow but gave up)

I used some soft pink DP and some sparkly spotty embossed card from Craft Creations, I made the swirly panel by using a Hero Arts Flourish background stamp, versafine and white EP to emboss resist and then added Victorian Velvet DI.

The base card was plain white card that I inked with Broken China Distress Ink. The flowers are a mix from The Ribbon Girl and a candy win from Mandy ( xx) I also used some gorgeous Twinkle Organza, Pearl Buttons and finished with a few gems for extra bling :-)

We are sponsored by our lovely teamies, Andrea and Mary aka The Ribbon Girl so a gorgeous prize of ribbon, lace, trim and buttons on offer for one lucky entrant :-)

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

Challenges :

Stamps R Us ,,,, Just Kidding Around ( cards for kids)

One Stop Craft ,,, Spots and Ribbon ( the embossed panel is spotty)

Lili’s Little Fairies,, Your fave LOTV stamp ( diffy choice ,, I love em all !! )

House Mouse and Friends ,,,, Black and White Challenge :-)

Hi all :-) I hope you had a lovely weekend and managed to get a little crafty time for yourself.

Before moving onto the challenge we are welcoming 5 new teamies !! Woo Hoo !! A HUGE welcome ( in alphabetical order) to Dorte, Jennifer, Kate, Paula and Tracy. I am sure you will enjoy being part of this fabulous, friendly and close knit group :-) We are sisters:-)

Also our next challenge ,, which will start in 2 weeks ,, will be a HUGE blog hop with LOADS of fabby prizes on offer !! So make sure you make a note and don’t miss it !!

This fortnight on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge it was America’s turn to choose the theme and she chose ,,,,,

BLACK AND WHITE, you are allowed to use skin and fur tones on the image :-)

When I saw that the challenge was black/white, I immediately thought of black and white photo’s and as luck would have it I recently bought this fab Say Cheese House Mouse stamp ,,, isn’t it CUTE :-)

I stamped with Memento ink and coloured slightly with N00, No and N1 copics, didn’t use much ink !! I cut out with Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies and inked the edges with black ink to add definition. The papers are from Doodlebug and I used plain black SU card for layering and for the panel too. The gorgeous lace and gingham ribbons are from The Ribbon Girl and the beautiful button is from Basic Grey Little Black Dress Eclectic Embellishments. The sentiment is from a Lawn Fawn set and I added some Star Dust Stickles around the image and sewed the edges to finish.

We are sponsored by our very own teamie, America, who will be giving one lucky entrant a gorgeous House Mouse stamp with matching sentiment and a fabby selection of charms.

AND

Di’s Digi Downloads who will be giving a fab choice of images too :-)

Thanks for looking , our special GD’s come DT’s Paula and Tracy and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so please hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them ! :-) , before you hop off I would appreciate a comment so I know you popped by

Challenges :

Lets Ink It Up ,,,, Anything Goes

Pile It On ,,,,, Fuzzy Friends

Sentimental Sundays ,,,, Ribbon

Crafty Emma ,,, Vintage Dahling , I think the camera is old fashioned and vintage and the lace and button too ,,,, :-)

Stampalot ,,,, Monochromatic . I have just noticed that I was chosen to be in the top 3 too with this card :-) thanks xx

The Ribbon Girl 'Pink and Blue' Challenge

Hi all :-) I hope you’re all having a FABULOUS weekend !! I am having a GREAT one !! I am thrilled to have been asked by my PTW teamies, Mary and Andrea aka The Ribbon Girl to be their GD for the January colour challenge on The Ribbon Girl Blog. Woo Hoo !!! :-)

There are fabulous prizes on offer this month ,,,,

This gorgeous ribbon kit from The Ribbon Girl

AND this fab £10 voucher to Lili Of the Valley :-)

We have recently had 2 new additions to the family, both girls, so I thought this colour combo would be perfect to make a little card and photo album for the happy parents :-)

The card was made using this oh, soo cute House Mouse stamp, this one is called Monica with Pacifier, coloured with Copics and the edges inked with Stormy Sky Distress Ink. I cut out the image with Spellbinders nestie circle and scalloped circle dies. The base card is plain white card inked with the stormy sky distress inks, I love the delicate look you get doing them like this. The papers are from Craft Creations and the lovely Gingham Ribbon, Button, Button Twine and perfect ‘Dummy’ charm are all from The Ribbon Girl, I used a Martha Stewart Scalloped Heart border punch, a Magnolia Doohickey Heart Swirl, some tiny rosebuds,flat backed pearls and oodles of Star Dust Stickles to finish.

The album was made using another House Mouse stamp ( surprise surprise ! :-) this one is called ‘A Birdie Told Me’ , made using the same basic products as the card and finished with a Bind It All machine.

I made this box to pop them in, again using the same basic products but this time using some gorgeous Siam Pink Vintage Style Seam Binding. I used a MFT Tag You’re It stamp and die set to make the tag and finished with a few Card Candy dots

I would like to say a HUGE thank you to Mary and Andrea for inviting me along and to the team for welcoming me too :-)

NOW I am hoping that ALL my followers join in with this fab challenge ! The challenge will run until January 28th at 9PM (UK time) so plenty of time to join in ,, but DON’T FORGET !! jot it down in your notebook !! :-)

Challenges :

Craft Your Days Away ,,,,, New Beginnings

Crafty Calendar ,,, New News with optional extra of Buttons and Bows ( tick)

Designed to Delight ,,, Card or Project to include a heart

One Stop Craft ,,, On the spot + ribbon

Cooking It Up with Katie ,, Pink, Posies with Pearls

My Mum’s Craft Shop ,,,, Here Come the Girls

Cupcake Craft ,,,, Something New

Sweet Stampin ,,, Glitter, Bling, Sparkle and Shine

Less Is More ,,,, :-)

Hi all :-) I have just made this card for this week’s Less is More Challenge where Mandi and Chrissie are asking us to keep it simple with One Layer and to use Birds too ,,,, well after gettin me legs slapped last week I thought I had better stick to the rules this time ;-)

I have had this lovely Simon Says Stamp Why Do Birds Fall In Love Exclusives set for a while and never inked it so it was about time it had an outing !!



I masked off the central square of the card with post it notes and sprayed with Slate Glimmer Mist and left it to dry, looks lovely and shimmery IRL. I then inked the stamps with Versafine ink, added a tiny drop of star dust stickles to the heart and did some faux stitching around the image to add more definition.

It was really simple and was very quick to do ,, and even if I do say so meself I think this is OK and I think I have ticked the right boxes this week Lots of white space and not an embellie in sight !! :-)

Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend and hope to pop around to see ya’ll later :-)

Challenges :

Less Is More ,,, One Layer and Birds

Bloggers ,,,, Wings and Things

I Brake For ,,,,,, CAS

City Crafter ,,,, Back to Black ,,, use a silhouette

Crazy 4 Challenges ,,,, Monochrome in Blue

Totally Papercrafts Spots and Stripes Challenge ,,,,

Hi all ,, the weekend is here again and hopefully you’ll find time to get crafty and get those stamps and crayons out :-)

This week our lovely Caroline choose the theme and she decided on

Spots and Stripes ! :-)

We are sponsored by Alota Rubber Stamps who will be giving a voucher for $20 to one lucky entrant !

I needed to make a Thank You card for a special friend and this is it !! :-)

I used a fab Lawn Fawn set called ‘Just My Type , coloured with Copics and the edges inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The papers are a new and from My Mind’s Eye, these are from a Portobello Road pack and I used some SU card for layering. I used a Bottle Cap inc flattened chrome cap, a Vintage Typewriter image and topped it off with an Epoxy Dot. I added some black satin ribbon from The Ribbon Girl , some faux stitching and a few black coat dots by Stamping Bella

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

Challenges

Moving Along with the Times ,,, Spots and Stripes

Sweet Stampin ,,, Spots and Dots 2nd entry

Alphabet ,,, 'Y' for Your Choice ,,, Anything Goes ,,,

Crafty Catz ,, Use something New ,, The MME papers are new

Simon Says ,,,,,,Spots and/or Stripes :-)

WOW!!! What a fabby turn out for last weeks NEW challenge!!!! Thanks to everyone for joining in :-)

This week we have another great challenge for you...

SPOTS and/or STRIPES!

You can have just spots, just stripes or spots AND stripes, its totally up to you!!!!! PLEASE remember to LINK to this SIMON SAYS STAMP CHALLENGE in your blog post somewhere to qualify to win our prize!!!

The Design Team is showcasing MEMORY BOX products this week. Its not mandatory to join in but if you have them, why not pull them out & use them?!?! Simon Says has an amazing selection of Memory Box products - papers, dies, stamps.........WOW!!!

Its a good idea to keep a check on the All New Just In Pages , there is invariably some new goodies listed and it is a handy way to keep up to date with all things new and crafty !!

We have just started a MONTHLY CARD KIT , these are fabulous value for money !! Check them out HERE They are literally flying out of the doors so better be quick !!

As usual Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !! For fabulous tutorials, inspiration and candy you should keep an eye on the Simon Says Stamp Blog too

For my card I used this very cute Baykahbella stamp from Stamping Bella .


I coloured the image with Copics and the edges inked with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. I used Memory Box Pixie papers and used a little bit of a striped design to paper piece her pinny. this is a gorgeous paper pack, lovely designs and quality :-) I layered her pouch and popped the spoons in there ,, I also layered the rolling pin and used Helmar Scrap Dots to fix, better for small items than pop dots. I used a check design paper as that has lots of stripes in it !!

For the spots I used a Memory Box Bubble Dots Die and made 2 strips which I used underneath the bias tape. I have bought several Memory Box dies and they cut beautifully, they have lots of gorgeous designs and I just LOVE them !! They are wafer thin so are easy to store too !!

The flowers are from a Hero Arts Blush Print pack and I added a green flower and Blush Dot for the centre. I also popped a die cut made using a Heart Swirl die underneath. to finish I added a Cupcake Charm and I used a Spellbinder Ribbon Tag for the sentiment.

Thanks for looking :-) Our Designer in the Spotlight, Debbie, 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 :

Anything Goes Challenge ,,,,, Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday ,,,, Anything Goes ( my tip is to use the scrap dots for adding dimension to small items, it is a FAB product :-)

Heart to Heart ,,, use a stamp that hasn’t been used yet ,, this is a new one

My Craft Spot ,,,, It’s Delicious, I think the cupcake looks yummy !

There She Goes ,,, Paper Piecing

Truly Madly Crafty ,,,, Anything Goes

Birthday Sundaes ,,,, Birthday Card

Allsorts ,,,, Paper Piecing

Secret Crafter ,,,, Let them eat Cake

Sweet Stampin ,,,, Spots and Dots

Challenge Up your Life ,,, Bingo ( I chose 1 down) flowers,ribbons, swirls)

ABC ,,, A for Anything Christmas ,,,, :-)

Crikey ,,,, that went quick !! It seems only a few short weeks ago that I was posting and A for ,,,, for the ABC Christmas Challenge and here we are starting another round !

This fortnight our lovely teamie Lacey is hosting the challenge and she has chosen

'A' for Anything Christmas !! ,

We have several sponsors for this challenge ,, !

The lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp is offering a fab $15 voucher ( excludes postage)

The lovely Gerda at The Stamp Fairy is offering a $10 voucher to her store

AND

The Ribbon Girl is offering a fab Mini Christmas Kit !! :-)

Woo Hoo !! I wish I could enter !!!! :-)

For my card I used this gorgeous Hero Arts Winking Reindeer, coloured with a copic pen and a dot of red stickles on his nose to transform him into Rudolph :-) The papers are My Minds Eye and I used a Martha Stewart Himalayan Snowflake punch and some Organza ribbon from The Ribbon Girl to finish :-)

This was a very quick n easy card to make and I did make several of these in the run up to Christmas :-)

thanks for looking , our fabulous GD's and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

Challenges :

Creative Stamp Friends ,,,, Winter

This card is one I made before Christmas ,,, I did make 4 of them and I have one left for next year :-)

Papertake Weekly ,,, Die Cute Special ! :-)

Hi all :-) I hope all is well with everyone and hope the New Year got off to a good start for you :-)

This week on the Papertake Weekly we have a lovely challenge for you ,,,,

DIE CUTE SPECIAL ,, so use a cute image and a die cut,, simples :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Gerda at The Stamp Fairy so a fab choice of digi images on offer for one lucky entrant !

The DT were all offered images to use too and many of us took Gerda up on her lovely offer :-)

I chose this very cute Lenny ‘Get Well Soon’ image. I coloured with Copics and Prismacolor pencils and I must admit I do like this scruffy looking Lenny, he can’t get in the shower cos he has a broken leg lol. I cut him out and popped him onto some coloured paper with pop dots. The papers are Basic Grey from the Little Black Dress pack, LOVE THESE :-) I added some sort of ribbon that looks like a bandage, not sure what this is called, it was a gift from America, and I thought it was perfect for this ! I added a safety pin and a ribbon slider from The Ribbon Girl, the sentiment was a freebie from The Stamp Fairy too and I used a Spellbinders circle die to cut it out ( I wasn’t very adventurous with the die cuts eh !! to be honest I forgot that bit of the challenge ,,, oops !)

Thanks for looking :-) Our lovely GD’s and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so please hop on over to the PTW to see them

Challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers ,,, No Floral Embellies

Cupcake Crafts ,,, Something New ( new digi image and this is for hubby who is going in for a new hip !! )

Digi Makeover ,,,, Get Well ( + digi image)

Paper Pretties ,,,, Get Well

Pile It On ,,,, Manly Cards

Basic Grey ,,,, Something New ( new hip ! ,, image, ribbon, and papers are quite new too ! :-)