Meeting up with Nanaseaside and Downrightcrafty :-)

Hi all :-) As you know I have just returned from a trip to the UK. While I was there I was lucky enough to meet up with Christine, aka Nanaseaside and Kate aka Downright Crafty :-) We met up in Doncaster and went for a little browse around Whichcraft ,,, we did pop a few bits and bobs in our baskets too ,,, well you have to eh ! It would be impolite to leave with nothing :-)
We had a fabulous day and it was so lovely to meet them and also Kate's hubby, Matt, who was the official photographer of the day :-)

I am now looking forward to my next trip and hope to meet up again and maybe get a chance to meet more of you too ,, Marcea and Tracy are in the vicinity too so we will definitely need to make a date :-)

I have just 'borrowed' this photo from Kate's blog and she has lots more piccy's of our day on there so if you would like to see them click here :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,,, Let's Play BINGO !! :-)

Long post ,,,, get coffee :-)

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

Before moving on to this weeks theme I would like to remind you that we have a challenge especially for children aged between 2 and 16yrs.
We have 2 fabulous prizes on offer CLICK HERE for more details ,,,, it is time to let your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, neighbours kids, friends kids into your craft rooms,,,, you are allowed to hide the Copics :-)

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

Eye's Down Look In ,,,,,,,
LET'S PLAY BINGO !! :-)

thanks for the grid Dawny :-)

The design team have created some awesome projects for your inspiration, we are all featuring Memory Box Products you don't have to use them to join in but we would love to see them used if you have them :-)

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

As you know I was recently in the UK for my Nephew’s wedding and this is the card I made for him and his beautiful bride :-) The invitations and colours of the wedding were Red, Blue and Ivory so I used them too :-)

I love this Penny Black Bride and Groom stamp, simple and stunning I think :-)

I stamped twice with Memento Black ink onto Neenah card and coloured with Copics, I then layered the bouquet and adhered with Scrap Dots (fab product) :-) I cut out the hem of the dress before using a Spellbinder’s Grand Oval die and running it though the Grand Calibur machine. I used red coredinations for layering and for cutting out the Memory Box Cherish Border and I used a Hearts M-Bossibilities folder and some ivory stardream paper for the background. I coloured some white Prima roses using a Copic Air Brush and a R27 marker and used a Heart Swirl die too.

I finished with some Hero Arts Champagne pearls, some red satin ribbon and a diamante ribbon slider that I bought eons ago and saved for a very special occasion :-)

I decorated the inside too :-) I printed the sentiment on my comp and used a lovely Simon Says Stamp Exclusives Fresh Daisies die ( LOVE this )

I made a box too !! the sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Words set. This was in the June Card Kit,, LOVE these kits :-)

and now a photo of my nephew Craig with his beautiful bride Brittany :-)

Thanks for looking :-) Piali and the DT have made some amazing cards so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Amusing Challenges ,,, Use a Tag

Pile It On ,,,, Add some Metal ( ribbon slider)

The Crafty Pad ,,, Show some Metal

The Ribbon Girls ,,, Bingo ,, Ribbon/Pearls/Image

Classy Cards and Such ..Die Cuts

CCEE Stampers ,,, RED

Dutch Dare ,,, Anything BUT a card ( Box)

ABC Christmas ,,,, ‘P’ for Paper Piecing :-)

Hi all :-) I hope all is well with you all :-) I am now back from my trip to the UK and will pop by to visit you all asap :-)

This time on the ABC Christmas Challenge it is the lovely Samantha’s turn to choose the theme ,,,,

‘P’ for Paper Piecing ,,,, easy peasy :-)

We have 2 fabulous sponsors for this challenge ,,

the lovely Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $15 spree to the fabby Simon Says Stamp Store

and The Ribbon Reel will be giving a $10 voucher to their lovely store too ! :-)

I have just received a fab parcel of the new released Christmas stamps from the Wild Rose Studio so I just had to ink up this cute Bella with Gifts :-)

I stamped with Black Memento onto Neenah card and coloured with Copics. The papers are from a new Xmas Bella pack and I pieced the blue pressies using paper from the same pack. I added Polar White flower soft to his pom pom and hat trim and added oodles of Star Dust stickles on the falling snow. I embossed a strip of white card using a Swiss Dots folder and added a strip of red polka dots washi tape across the middle. The sentiment is also from a WRS Christmas Circles sentiment set and I added some red bias tape from The Ribbon Girl :-)

Thanks for looking :-) our lovely GD, Delphine and the DT have made some gorgeous cards so hop on over to the challenge blog to see them

Challenges : -

Sketch and Stash ,,,,, Sketch + new stamp and papers

Craft Your Passion ,,,, Anything Goes

Forever Friends ,,, Something New , new stamp and papers

Stamps & Fun = Creativity ,,, Christmas in August

My Mum’s Craft Shop ,,,, Christmas in August

Christmas Stampin ,, 3 of things ,,, 3 stars, 3 gifts

Sparkles Christmas ,,, Punch it ( sentiment circles)

Crafty Hazelnuts ,,, Fave Colours ,, ( patriotic red/white and blue at the moment, Olympics an'all :-))

Christmas Card Challenges ,,, Use Something New

Papertake Weekly ,,,,, Anything Goes

Hi all and welcome to another week on the PTW !! :-)

This week we have your fave theme !! :-)

ANYTHING GOES !!
with the optional extra of use felt ,, which I didn't :-(

We are sponsored by the lovely girls over in the Lili of the Valley Store so a fab voucher on offer this week ! :-)

I used a My Favorite Things Tea for Two image.

I stamped it 3 times onto Neenah card so that I could layer the cup and the cute bunny bum :-) I coloured with copics and used a little blob of Polar White Flower Soft on his cotton tail,, CUTE eh ! :-)The papers are from the June Card Kit , which I LOVED so much I got the pack too ,, Basic Grey Paper Cottage.

I also used a MFT ‘Always Time for Tea’ Die-namics set to make the teapot and the sentiment. I coloured the teapot with a copic marker, then stamped with Wild Honey distress ink and smothered with crackle glaze. I finished with some faux stitching and added a few Robins Next Dew Drops.

I finished the inside using another sentiment from the set and a die cut cup and spoon. I had me wonky eyes on when stamping the sentiment,,,,, lol :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous creations so please hop on over to the Papertake Weekly Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Craft Your Passion ,,, Anything Goes

Stamp and Create ,,,,, Stitch it up

Fairy Tale ,,,,, Friends

Do You Stack Up ,,,, Polka Dots

Paper Play ,,,, Layer It Up

Cards and More ,,,,, Anything Goes

Spots and Dots on the Crafty Ribbons Challenge :-)

Hi all :) another scheduled post so I hope it’s working ! :-)

This fortnight it is Trish’s turn to choose the theme on the Crafty Ribbons Challenge ,,,,

SEEING SPOTS AND DOTS

There will be a fab pack of Crafty Ribbons on offer but I don’t have a piccy so please pop over to the challenge to see what it is :-)

I used this very cute Bella’s Birthday image from the Wild rose Studio.

I coloured with Copics and layered the balloon, rounding the balloon using a McGill Tool Kit set and adhering with scrap dots. I cut using Spellbinders Oval nesties and inked the edges with blue Colorbox chalk ink. The papers are also from the WRS, from Gorgeous Gingham and Girly Polka Dot paper packs. I made the banner and added some Doodlebug twine, gems and Star Dust stickles. I also used a Simon Says Stamp Circle border die and finished with some gorgeous yellow gingham ribbon and a spotty button from Crafty Ribbons :-)

Thanks for looking, I am still on holiday so I will see you all when I get back :-)

Simon Says ,,,, Kristina’s Inspiration Challenge :-)

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge !!

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

KRISTINA'S INSPIRATION

The design team have created some awesome projects for your inspiration, we are all featuring Basic Grey products.You don't have to use them to join in but we would love to see them used if you have them :-)

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

When I saw the inspiration photo I just HAD to use this cute Stamping Bella, Mo Manning image called Patience :-)

I coloured with Copics and added Star Dust stickles to the floor. The papers are basic Grey from a Paper Cottage pack and plain black card for layering. I used a Tim Holtz Rosette die and cut it out of plain white card, I then stuck a strip of Argyle Magic Washi Tape along the inside edge before folding and finishing with a BG Button which I threaded with Magic Twine and tied a bow. I also used some of the washi tape across the lower panel and finished with a pin and what I think is THE perfect sentiment tag from a PB&J Pins and Tags set.

I finished the inside using a sentiment and cute little cat stamp from a Crafty Secrets Party Cats set :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I have scheduled this post so I hope it works OK :-) I will be home very late on Sunday so I will catch up with you all next week

Please pop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see the gorgeous cards made by Kristina and the DT :-)

Crafting For Gold Day 2

Hi all :-)Here we are with Day 2 of the Crafting for Gold event :-)

Todays challenge is

CREATE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

Todays sponsor is Indigo Blu , please pop over to the Crafty Ribbons Inspiration Blog for more details of the prize and to join in !! :-)

I decided to make a tag today :-)

I started with a basic white tag from Tim Holtz and inked with the new Summer Seasonal inks and a little Vintage Photo around the edges. I then splashed with water to create splotches, distressed the edges and used a Tim Holtz stamp inked with brown chalk ink.

I used various stamps from the Indigo Blu ‘Sewing Mends the Soul’ set, stamped and coloured with copics and then adhered with scrap dots. I added a strip of Sentiment Ribbon along the side and added some Vintage Buttons too. I used some 7mm Natural Silk ribbon, some Vintage Twine and a scissors charm from my drawer to finish.

Please pop over to the Inspiration Blog to see what everyone made and to join in too ! :-) I will pop round to see you all when I get back from my trip :-)

Crafting for Gold Day 1

Hi all :-) this is a scheduled post so I hope it works !

Todays crafty challenge is

EMBOSSING ! :-)

this can be heat, dry or both ! :-)

We are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments but I don't know what the prize is so please pop over to the Crafty Ribbons Inspiration Blog to see what it is and of course to join in with the challenge :-)

I used this very cute Crafty Sentiment image, this is called Mushroom Bear ,, isn’t he adorable ! :-)

I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky and Forest Moss DI. The papers are from Magnolia and I embossed a panel using a Hearts M-Bossabilities folder. I made the butterfly using Memory Box dies and I added some Dew Drops and a gorgeous Organza Red/White Swiss Dots ribbon from Crafty Ribbons to finish :-)

I finished the inside using the same products and a Hero Arts sentiment :-)

Thanks for looking :-) I am on holiday in the UK at the moment so I will pop round to see you all when I get back

Crafting For Gold Opening Ceremony !! :-)

Hi all :-) I have scheduled this so I hop it works and I know I haven’t got all the details right so please hop on over to the Inspiration Blog for more details :-)

RIBBONS !!

We are sponsored by Crafty Ribbons so a fab parcel of ribbons on offer !! :-)

I had a lot of fun making this card :-)

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the ‘envelope from Kraft card and I then stamped this using a Hero Arts Chevron stamp inked with a Latte ink pad. I then wrapped a lovely Summer Breeze Lime Ribbon around and tied a bow :-)

For the inset I used Neenah card and I used a TH distress tool to colour with Shabby Shutters DI . The flowers were part of the same design on the silhouette and I coloured these with Fired Brick DI and then sprayed with Studio Calico Shine. When that was dry I stamped the using the same Latte ink and a HA Dots stamp. The flower centres were coloured with Spiced Marigold ink and I popped a fab Flower Button in the middle. I made a little ‘flag’ using a Sentiment ribbon and the lovely pin is from a PB&J pins and tags set.

Thanks for looking :-) Please pop over to the Inspiration Blog to see what everyone else has made and I will pop over to see you all when I get back