My Fortnightly Candy Sponsored by Simon Says Stamp :-)

Time for more candy :-) I have just had a lovely browse through the fantastic range of House Mouse , happy hoppers and Gruffies stamps available in the Simon Says Stamp Store :-) I have found it impossible to choose just one so this week you can choose whichever Gruffies stamp you like !! :-) Gruffie is just sooo cute :-)

These are 2 cards i made recently using them :-)

This one is called Red Roller Racing :-)



and this one is Beary Nice song :-)



The whole range can be seen on the Simon Says Stamp site :-)

To be in with a chance of winning you need to enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge then come back and leave a link to your card :-) You have this week and next weeks challenges to enter ,,, so 2 chances ! :-)

Then leave me a comment telling me which one you would choose :-)

Papertake Weekly Dawny's Sketch :-)

We hava a fabulous new Sketch for you this week on the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-) Dawny's sketches are always lovely aren't they ! I love this one and think you will too :-)

We are being sponsored by Dies to Die For this week and there is a fabulous prize on offer !

I used my gorgeous new Greeting Farm Anya stamp,this one is called Cheeky Rockability. This cutie was in a recent DT pack from Simon Says Stamp store :-) Thanks Heidi xx




I thought the colour combo on the Colour Create Challenge was perfect with this image (though the song ,,, yellow polka dot bikini was going through my head while I was making this ) Red / Back / Off White. I coloured the image with copics and decoupaged her onto an off white card that had been cuttlebugged with a swiss dots folder. The papers are Doodlebug and the flower is Prima which has been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist. I used some white polka dot ribbon, some red papermania glimmer dots and a charm :-) The sentiment is from a Greeting Farm sentiment set.



I think maybe I should have used a little more black on her hair ,,, she is supposed to have black hair ,,, not grey !! :-) What do you think ?? It is a fine line between grey and stark black eh !




SO ,,, I am entering this into the following challenges :-

Colour Create Challenge


All That Scraps Challenge ,,,,, Dots and Stripes

Thanks for looking :-) The DT and our fabulous GD's have made some lovely cards for you to see ,,, so pop over to the challenge blog to see them and please leave comments :-)

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Wild Rose Studio DT card for a couple of challenges

I made this card following Anusch's fabulous sketch on the Everybody-Art-Challenge I also made this to fit in with the Just Cute Bear's Challenge whose theme is Mothers Day :-) I hope they don't mind but the Mother's Day sentiment is on the inside :-)



The image is a lovely image and papers are from the Wild Rose Studio,
I coloured the image with copics and made a frame using a Martha Stewart border punch. I got this idea from Norma's fab tutorial that you can see on the Simon Says Stamp Blog here :-)



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

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Simon Says Mothers Day/ Girly Challenge :-)

It is time for us to CELEBRATE !! :-) We have had over 300 entries so far this week :-) How amazing is that !! ALSO we did have 1000 followers this morning but I think one changed her mind as it is showing 999 now ,,, wonder where she went ?? :-)


I would like to point out that you stil have until 8am GMT on Wednesday ( 9 am CET) to enter the challenge ,,, do you think we can make it to the 400 mark ??? We do allow multiple entries and you are allowed to combine as many as you like :-)

Happy Crafting :-)

I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Bear-ied in Paperwork :-) ,,, card making tutorial

A few days ago Steph at Simon Says Stamp asked me if I would make a tutorial on how I make my cards using a Gruffies stamp :-) A step by step 'how I do it' ! :-) get coffee ,,, long post !! :-)

We all have a different way we do things but I always start with a stamp that I want to use. I have chosen this very cute Bear-ied in Paperwork by Stampabilities



Then I decide a sketch, I always try to find a suitable one on one of the many challenges out there :-) for this card I thought Maya's sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge was perfect :-) Thanks Maya xx



I then stamp the image and shape it according to the sketch ,, in this case I used my Spellbinders Nestability Circle die.



The next step is to choose the papers,, I love the new Basic Grey Origins paper pad and accessories and I thought they would work well with this image ,,, a bit 'graph' like :)



I then trim and make any fancy edges, I used a Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Border punch.



As I have trimmed the paper I feel that the edges need some inking :-) I use the thin cut off strips to test the colours of ink that will work best. The vintage photo ink I didn't think was quite dark enough so I added a little black to it. I ink the edges of the papers and the image.



I always use a Tim Holtz blending tool to do this, I find they really are alot better to use than bits of foam that some people use.



Now I come to the strip across the center of the card ,,, I was debating whether or not to use ribbon ,, but then thought I could ink a plain piece of card and ink a cuttlebug script folder, it ties in with the image perfectly I think ,,, :-)





Now I am ready to start coloring. I am choosing to use Copic Markers , I love these pens ! :-) They are all in stock at Simon Says Stamp !! :-) I always keep my colour chart handy, as you can see it is well used !!! It really helps to color coordinate your images to the designer papers.



I strt with the skin tones first, colour all these areas with the lightest skin shade that you use ,, in thins case I used E000



then add a darker shade to the shaded areas ,, I used E00, then blend them together with the lighter E000 I added a little R20 to the cheeks and blended again with E000



now for the fur, I decided to make him a little honey colourd so used E11 and gave him a light colour everywhere



then added E13 and E15 to the shaded and then blended with E11 so there were no harsh lines



I used the same technige for the papers using E40, 41 and 43



I shaded the lower area with a Warm Grey, W3, and smudged the edges with a blender pen.



OK ,,, all done ,,,, now it all comes together :-) While I have been making this card I have been thinking fof what embelishments I have that will look good with this image ,,,,, what shall I find in my messy drawers ????

Start to assemble the card :-) think think ,,,, whats in my drawers ???



I use 3D tape for added dimension :-)



Oohh look what I found to use ,,,,,



This was on a recent parcel from Simon says Stamp !!! Perfect ,,,, recycling too !!! :-)

I also had some Tim Holtz Ideology mini paper clips and some Philosophy tags,, and some matchinhg Basic Grey Origins Epoxy Clips.



I thought that it needed a little something in the bottom right corner too. So I lightly stamped some numbers from the Tim Holtz Urban Chic set :-)

This card will be for Steph's Birthday I think :-) I know Heidi keeps her very busy and she must feel like this at times ha ha :-)

What do you think ?? I would love to know your thoughts ,,, have I rabbited on too much ,,, are you bored silly ?? Please leave me a comment ,,, the good the bad and the ugly :-)


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Totally Papercrafts Mothers day/ Special Lady Challenge

We had lots of gorgeous entries to Sue's Sketch :-) the winner of the cute Happy Hopper stamp donated by Simon Says Stamp has been published on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge blog, so pop over there to see if it was YOU !! :-)

Before we move onto our next challenge we have a major announcement to make :-)

We have 4 new DT members joining us!!! Woo Hoo !! :-) We would like to welcome

JOEY, MEL X, JANNEKE and ELAINE onto our team :-) Elaine will be joining us next week :-)

The theme this week is,,,

MOTHERS DAY/SPECIAL LADY :-)


We are being sponsored by Paula at Pollycrafts and she will be giving a set fabulous digi images AND she is giving all of our readers a 10% discount on all orders this week :-)

Paula gave all the DT the choice of a free digi image to use :-) I chose this lovely Baxter with Tulips ,,, isn't he cute :-) Thanks Paula :-) x x




I coloured the image with copics and added my compulory stickles to the tulips for sparkle :-)The frame is a Nellie Snellen oval multiframe which I threaded with ribbon and made the bow with a bow easy :-) The papers and ticket sentiment are from a Bearly Mine CD. I added stickes to sparkle the flowers on there too :-) I had several failed attempts at making paper tulips ,, and have a go gluing prima flowers too ,,, but failed miserably so I used roses instead and some lovely rose leaves :-)



Paula and the DT have made some lovely cards for you to see so pop by the challenge blog to see them and please leave comments too :-)

I am entering this into the following challenges

The Simon Says Stamp Challenge ,,,,, Mothers Day/Girly ,,,,,, oops ,,, can't !! :-)

The C.R.A.F.T. Challenge ,,,,,,,,, Mother's day with Flowers

The Quixotic challenge ,,,,,,,, Leave it Out ,,, I have leaves on the image and in the bouquet :-)

Crafty Calendar Challenge ,,,,,,, Flower Power :-)

My Time to Craft ,,,,Just for Mum :-)



I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

Cute Card Thursday Challenge ,,,, Lucky Green :-)

I needed a to make a few quick and easy note cards and I had some leftover bits of My Mind's Eye papers that just happens to fit the Cute Card Thursday Challenge whose theme is 'Lucky Green' :-)



I used my cute House Mouse stamp from Simon Says Stamp, this one is called Contented Mudpie ;-) The ribbon is from my stash and the gems are Hero Arts. the sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp Exclusives set :-)

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


I have a GORGEOUS blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp if you would like to take a peek it is at the top of my blog :-)

ABC Challenge 'P' for Paper Piecing :-) and HM Candy Winner !

Wednesday morning and time for a new ABC Challenge :-) We had lots of fabulous entries to the last challenge and many of you came to link your creations to my fortnightly candy sponsored be Heidi at Simon Says Stamp :-)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

11

Timestamp: 2010-03-03 07:46:01 UTC

The winner is Jude :-) Congratulations Jude :-) Please email me with your address and the stamp will be posted out to you :-)

The challenge for the next 2 weeks is ,,,,,

'P' for Paper Piecing :-)




I made this card using a gorgeous Princess Anya stamp that I won on the Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge :-)
I coloured the image with copics and paper pieced her dress, I sparkled then the edge with pink glitter :-) The papers are Bo Bunny and the flowers are prima which have been sprayed with pearl glimmer mist and stickled for extra sparkle :-)



Thanks for looking :-) I appreciate your comments so please leave me one :-) The DT have made some lovely cards for you to see so pop over to the challenge blog to see them :-)

I will be back later with a blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Mother/ Girlie Creation :-)

This week we have a theme that many challenge blogs are doing at the moment too :-)

MOTHER'S DAY / GIRLY :-)

You could make a creation for a baby girl, daughter, sister. aunt, grandma, friend !! Loads of options,, just keep it feminine :-)

Heidi is offering the lovely $25 shopping spree to her Simon says Stamp Store ,, and she will pay for the postage !! :-)

This week many of the Design Team are showcasing Hero Arts products. Hero Arts have just release a fabulous new range of products and these are available to buy now in the Simon says Stamp Store :-) You don't have to use Hero Arts products, but if you have any we would like to see them :-)

We also have a very special Designer in the Spotlight !!

Jill Foster
Jill is a Hero Arts Hostess !! :-) If you haven't visited her blog you are in for a lovely treat ,,, choc full of fabulous ideas on how to use your Hero Arts Stamps ! :-)



I decided to make a card and greeting card folder for my Mum :-)

Heidi gave all the DT some lovely new products to use on our cards ,,, unfortunately some of them haven't arrived yet ,,, BUT ,, mine did !!(sorry girls xx) :-) I got this fabulous ner cling stamp from Hero Arts ,,, this one is called Silhouette flowers. I inked the stamp with blue pigment ink, then inked a script stamp with blue stazon and stamped that onto it then stamped it onto white card :-) I love this effect ! I used the same technique again onto another card so that I could make the stalks look longer. I then covered the join with card and ribbons :-)

The frame was made with a Martha Stewart round the page punch set. The paper is a free Hero Arts download. the notelets were made in the same way only using nestie circles instead :-)




This photo shows the script background more clearly :-)



The Greeting Card Folder was made using a template from the Cutting Cafe and I have to say a special thank you to the owner, Regina. I had lost the template and emailed Regina to ask if she could re send it. I bought it several months ago and fully expected to have to buy it again, but she re sent it to me :-) That is lovely of her eh ! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) please pop over to the challenge blog to see Jill's fabulous card and also the wonderful creations from the DT too :-)



I will be back later with a blog candy sponsored by Heidi at Simon Says Stamp :-)

My Fortnightly Candy Sponsored By Simon Says Stamp :-)

This fortnight I have decided to offer this gorgeous stamp as my Fortnightly candy :-) I made this DT card for the ABC Challenge so have decided that I will link the candy with that Challenge :-) The theme is 'O' for One Paper :-)

this stamp is called Raining Daisy Days :-) you can see this one ,,, and hundreds of others ,, on the Simon Says Stamp site :-)

To be in with a chance to win this stamp you need to enter the ABC Challenge and then come here and link your card with Mr Linky :-) Any non bone fide entries will be removed to make it fair for everyone :-)

The ABC design team are eligible to enter :-)

I would like it if you were a follower but you don't have to if you prefer not to :-)