Simon Says ,,,,,, FAVOURITE TOOL :-)

Before we get to the challenge, we'd like to wish you all a VERY Happy Easter this weekend!!! Enjoy the time with your family & friends and eat lots of chocolate !!!

This week Simon Says ,,,,,,,

USE your FAVOURITE TOOL!!!!

the DT work really hard to try to comment on all entries but we are having a few problems with blogger at the moment, I am sure you are all aware of it, so please be assured that every entry will be included in the prize draw :-) Good Luck to ALL :-)

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

We would like to welcome in the April Designer Spotlight ,,, MANDY

PLEASE be sure to head to her blog & send her some love, her creations are FABBBBBBBBB!!!!!!! :-)

As you may know I was a lucky winner at the Silhouette booth at the CHA, I won a Rhinestone Starter Kit ,,,, so then I HAD to get a Silhouette Cameo Machine to be able to use it !! :-) Thanks to Silhouette America and to the lovely Heidi for helping me get one :-)

I have to say ,, I absolutely LOVE this machine ,, my new bestest toy !! I have rearranged all my craft room to fit it on my desk next to my laptop so even when I am not actually using it I can still gaze at it ,,,

As it will be Easter this weekend I decided to have a go at making these very cute bunnies after seeing them on my HM&F teamie, Sue’s blog. They were so easy to make and I think they are FAB :-)

The machine cut everything out and I just added some chalk to the cheeks, for the girl I added some ribbon, googly eyes and hemptique twine . For the boy I added some Hero Arts black pesrls for his eyes and used some twine too. The spotty papers on the ears is from Kaiser Crafts.

I used Galaxy Markers to colour his nose and paws

I used a copic marker ( RV32) to colour her nose and paws

I popped some chocolates inside and closed with some DSST I did try magnet disks but they weren’t powerful enough ,,, :-)

I also made this T-shirt using the rhinestone kit !! :-) FAB eh !

I bought a plain T shirt from NEXT and glamed it up !! :-)

Thanks for looking :-) Mandy and the DT have made some gorgeous creations for you so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Creative Craft ,,,, Anything But a Card

Everybody Art ,…. Easter

Paper and Such Design ,,,, Spring or Easter

Creative Mondays …. Anything but a Card

Creative Stamp Friends ,,,, Easter Package

Love to Create ,,,,Bunnies, Chickies and Jelly

Totally Stampalicious ,,, Anything But a Card ( I didn’t see any rules saying we have to use a stamp, but if so my apologies and please delete my link xx )

Here Come the Boys ,,,, Anything But a Card ( the brown one ! ) :-)

Craft Your days Away ,,,, Easter

Crafty Emma ,,, No Girls Allowed ( the brown one ! ) :-)

Fussy and Fancy ,,,, Anything but a Square/Rectangle

Simply Create Too ,,,, eggs and/or bunnies

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ABC Christmas ,,, ‘G’ for ,,,,,,,

Hi all :-) another fortnight has flown by and we have a new theme starting today over on the ABC Christmas Challenge :-) This time it is Lacey’s turn to choose

I bought this cute House Mouse stamp recently and this is its first inking :-) It’s called ‘Cold Feet’ and I just love how they are all trying to keep warm in front of the candle, awww :-) I coloured with Copics and Iced Spruce DI from the Winter Seasonal set. I made the background using a Penny Black Pine Border stamp ( thanks Alison xx ) and I tore white card to create a snow drift. The snowflakes are Martha Stewart punches and I glittered them with Hero Arts white glitter and star dust stickled everywhere else :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi from Simon Says Stamp who will be giving a $15 voucher to the store

AND

Elizabeth Craft Designs with a prize of 3 sheets of outline stickers :-)

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards and creations so hop on over to the ABC Christmas Challenge blog to see them :-)

Challenges :

Shopping Our Stash ,,,, At least 2 punched elements

Top Tip Tuesday ,,, Easter and/or Animals ( 3rd entry) my tip, torn card makes great looking snow drifts ,,, :-)

Pile It On ,,,,, Create a Scene

Crafty Ann’s ,,,, Christmas in March

Sparkles Christmas ,,,, Colour me Happy, fave colour combo, I must say I do like green and white on Christmas cards :-)

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas ,,,, Get Sentimental

Crimbo Crackers ,,,, Families, must have at least 2 of a family ,,, these meeces are siblings ,, lol :-)

Christmas Card Throwdown ,,, Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly ,,,,, Anything Goes ! :-)

Hi all :-) Tuesday has swung around again and its time for a brand new theme over on the PTW ! :-)

ANYTHING GOES !! :-) + optional extra of Monochromatic

For my card I used this lovely Feeding Birds stamp from the Wild Rose Studio. coloured with copics and the edges inked with stormy sky DI. I used some flowery paper from an Annabelles Meadow pack and made the cloudy background using a copic air brush. I used a Martha Stewart PATP punch and a couple of butterfly punches, the ‘sun’ was made using a MFT Sunshine Die and a WRS Birthday Circles sentiment stamp. I added some Hero Arts pearls and gems and some vintage seam binding from The Ribbon Girl and the brad is from American Crafts.

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

Challenges :

Crafty Bloggers ,,,,, Happy Bird-day

Stampin for the Weekend ,,,, Anything Goes

Anything Goes ,,,,, Anything Goes !

Bella with Presents for the Wild Rose Studio + DT Call

Hi again :-) I am back again with another card, this time I used this very cute Bella with Presents stamp from the Wild Rose Studio.

I followed the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge :-) I coloured the image with Copics and added a few spots of star dust stickles here and there. The papers are also from the Wild Rose Studio, these are from a Kalahari Dreams pack, I also used grey core-dinations and a Postage stamp border punch. I cut out the banner on my Silhouette Cameo machine, coloured with copics and stamped with Hero Arts Friendly Flags. I finished with a WRS sentiment and a couple of Robins Nest Dew Drops.

Thanks for looking :-) Please leave me a comment so I know you popped by :-)

The Wild Rose Studio is currently looking to add a couple of new designers to the team, if you are interested in applying you can see more details here , http://www.facebook.com/wildrosestudio

Challenges

Sketch Saturday ,,,, Sketch

iCopic ,,,, For a Child

Stamp With Fun ,,, No Easter Card

Crafty Emma ….. No Girls Allowed

Cards for Men ,,,, The Great Outdoors ( he is outside ? ) :-)

Party Time with the Meeces :-)

Hi all :-) How are you all on this cold and frosty morning ?? I just saw the weather report for the UK , SNOW is on the way !!! What a difference a day makes ,,,, :-)

I am here to remind you that we have a fab Party going on over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge !! we’re all there with cakes and drinks waiting for you to join us ! :-)

I made this card using the Oh sooo cute House Mouse Party Animals stamp, don’t you just love their little nappies and the little one at the back has lost her hat ,,, awww :-) I coloured with Copics, cut out using a Spellbinders nestie, inked the edges with tumbled glass DI and added loads of star dust stickles. The papers are fem a My Mind’s Eye On the Bright Side pack and I made a Rosette using a Tim Holtz Die and popped a Basic Grey button in the middle. The letters were cut using a TH typeset alphabet die and I added some Hemptique twine and a few Robins Nest Metallic Dew drops to finish :-)

Thanks for looking :-) some of the DT have made a midway reminder card too so hop on over to the HM&F Monday challenge to see them and join in !! :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely House Mouse Designs who will give one lucky winner a $25 Gift certificate to their store

AND

Di’s Digi Downloads, the winner will get a $10 Voucher to spend on her gorgeous images :-)

Challenges :

Amusing Challenge ,,,,,, Buttons

Corrosive Challenges ,,, Heavy Metal

Penny Black and More ,,,, Oh so Cute

Stampalot ,,, Birthday+ Blog Hop :-)

Less Is More ,,, Photo Inspiration ,,,

Hi All :-) I hope you’re all having a lovely weekend :-) We have gorgeous weather here !! I should be out there sunbathing ,,, :-)

the theme this week on the Less Is More challenge is a lovely photo inspiration ! thanks Mandi and Chrissie :-)

I used a lovely Hero Arts flower stamp from a Bee Happy clear set. I stamped the flower twice onto Neenah card using Memento ink and coloured with Copics, then cut them out. I made the stripe down the middle of the card using Judikins Eclipse tape, this is the first time I have used this and it is fab ,, much easier than using post it notes ,, I inked the strip with Victorian Velevet DT and used a Penny Black letters stamp for the script over the top. I then sprayed with Pearl glimmer mist ,, very shimmery IRL. I made the pink background square using the distress ink and then brushed perfect pearls over the top. I used a hero Arts sentiment stamp, some Star Dust Stickles and a little bit of hemptique twine to finish :-)

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

Challenges :

Less Is More ,,,, Photo Inspiration + CAS

Whimsy Inspiration ,,, No Patterned Paper

Milk Coffee ,,, Throw in those flowers ( thanks Shirl xx )

Easter Rabbits ,,,,, :-)

Hi all ,, its almost the weekend and that means it’s time for a new theme over on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge :-)

This week we have a nice easy one for ya ,,

EASTER ! :-)

I decided to make a circle easel card using a Grand Calibur and grand circle and grand scalloped circle nesties, I used a sheet of 12x12 yellow whitewash coredination card, some green dots embossed card and a spring flower paper from Kaiser Crafts

I used a new stamp that I bought recently by art Impressions, very cute eh ! :-) I coloured with Copics and layered the rabbit and table, popping them up on Pop Dots for dimension. I used a Martha Stewart border punch and some ribbon from my drawer. I added a couple of butterflies, decorated with pearls and a few Card Candy’s to finish :-)

We are sponsored by our lovely ‘old’ teamie Emma aka Crafty Emma’s Store and she will be giving one lucky entrant a £10 Voucher to her store :-)

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

Challenges :

Freshly Brewed,,,,, Spring

My Mum’s Craft Shop ,,,use a rubber stamp

Anything Goes ,,,,, Easter

Crafty Sentiments ,,, Easter

Creative Card Crew,,, Spring

My Time to Craft ,,, Easel Cards

Top Tip Tuesday ,,Easter and or Animals

Crafty Boots ,,,, Easter

Creative Stamp Friends ,,,, Spring

Forever Friends ,, 3D and/or decoupage

Hooked on Crafts ,,, More than one fold

Drunken Stampers ,,, I’ll drink to that

Charisma Cardz ,,,,, Easter

Cute Card Thursday ,,,,,, Happy Easter

Moving Along with the Times ,,, Cute ‘n’ Cuddly

Paper Play ,,, Easter

Feathered and/or Furry Christmas :-)

Hi again :-) I am back with another post ,, this is a reminder that you still have a week to join us on the ABC Christmas Challenge :-) ,, my Christmas Card box is filling up nicely !! :-)

We are sponsored by Lili of the Valley and Bugaboo Stamps so please see the challenge blog for more details :-)

I used this very cute Partridge Tree image from Bugaboo. stamped on watercolour paper and coloured with my new Distress Markers and distress inks. I only have 6 markers but they are gorgeous and now NEED the whole set !! :-) The papers are from a Memory Box Yuletide pack and I inked all the edges with Vintage Photo. The flowers are made using Nellie Snellen Stamp and Emboss sets and a Martha Stewart frond leaf punch. I finished with some ribbon, glossy accents on the pears and Robins Nest Dew Drops in the centre of the flowers, the sentiment came with the stamp.

This is my first time making a card for the mid way reminder and Samantha hung these in the DT blog for me, ,,,, hehe

Thanks for looking :-) I hope you all join in and just think,.. no last min panicking in December !!

Challenges :

Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long,,,,,,, Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft ,, The Sound Of Music ,,, On the First day of Christmas ,,,, tra lalalalaaa :-)

Craft Us Crazy, ,,,Religious/Easter/something Sweet … ( Christmas and pears ! )

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

Thank you so much to everyone who joined in with our game of BINGO last week. It was fantastic to see so many of you joining us !

As it's the last challenge of the month we have a fab theme for you !!

ANYTHING GOES !!! :-)

the DT work really hard to try to comment on all entries but we are having a few problems with blogger at the moment, I am sure you are all aware of it, so please be assured that every entry will be included in the prize draw :-) Good Luck to ALL :-)

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

We are showcasing products from My Favorite Things this week :-) as always, you don't have to use them but if you do have some then we would love to see them :-)

It is Laurel's last week in the Designer Spotlight and we would like to say what a pleasure it has been having you along with us Laurel :-) Thank You so very much for all of your wonderful creations :-) xx

I saw this fabulous teapot template designed by Deneen on the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge last week and thought it would be perfect to use with my images this week ! Thanks Deneen xx Also Janette had made it into an easel card so I thought I would CASE that idea :-)

After I had started I was beginning to regret it,, it took me AGES ! but I persevered and got there in the end, and it was fun ,,, :-)

After cutting out the shapes from basic white card and papers from Kaiser Crafts I inked the edges with Victorian Velvet and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. I stamped the cute MFT Tea for Two image 3 times onto Neenah cardstock using Memento ink and coloured with Copics,

I then layered the cup and the little bunny bum with pop dots and added a little Polar White Flower soft on his cotton tail :-) I cut out the circles with Spellbinders dies and inked those edges too. I used a Heart Swirl die and made 3 roses using the Mini Rolled roses dies,

TIP,I used watercolour paper to make these, inked with distress inks, sprayed with water and then scrunched before rolling, I find them much easier to make this way and more malleable :-)

I used a Martha Stewart Lace border punch and a real doily underneath. The tag was made using a MFT stamp from an Always Time for Tea Die-Namics set and I added some Hemptique twine.

For the lid insert I stamped the ‘steam’ with versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder before inking with the distress inks, I then stamped the sentiment and cut out the teapot using the dies in the set. I added glossy accents and lots of glitter to the top and a bit of lace, inked with Vintage Photo, to finish :-)

Thanks for looking :-) Laurel and the DT have made some gorgeous creations for you to see so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them

Challenges :

My Time To Craft ,,,, Easel Cards

Top Tip Tuesday ,,, Easter and/or Animals ( my tip is in the post)

Forever Friends ,,, Decoupage and/or 3D

Hooked On Crafts ,,,, Multifold

Stamp & Fun = Creativity,,,, Make your own flowers

The Cutie Pie ,,,, Think pink with rabbits

Drunken Stampers ,,, I’ll drink to that

Secret Crafter ,,,,, Shabby Chic Vintage

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle ,, Bunnies