Papertake Weekly ,,, Penny For the Guy

Oh my goodness we had well over 400 entries to our Sparkly and Bright challenge !! I hope you will all join us this week for our new theme ,,

PENNY FOR THE GUY

( long post ,, get coffee :-))

It is Bonfire Night on the 5th of November where all over the UK children will be making effigies of Guy Fawkes, pushing him around the streets in old prams ( and maybe a few nicked supermarket trolleys !!) and asking people for a penny for the guy ! It's Britains answer to trick or treating,,, only with cash instead of sweets :-)

I have copied this from Wikipedia for those of you who don't know the story ,, or if you need to refresh your memory

Fawkes was born and educated in York. His father died when Fawkes was eight years old, after which his mother married a recusant Catholic. Fawkes later converted to Catholicism and left for the continent, where he fought in the Eighty Years' War on the side of Catholic Spain against Protestant Dutch reformators. He travelled to Spain to seek support for a Catholic rebellion in England but was unsuccessful. He later met Thomas Wintour, with whom he returned to England.

Wintour introduced Fawkes to Robert Catesby, who planned to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. The plotters secured the lease to an undercroft beneath the House of Lords, and Fawkes was placed in charge of the gunpowder they stockpiled there. Prompted by the receipt of an anonymous letter, the authorities searched Westminster Palace during the early hours of 5 November, and found Fawkes guarding the explosives. Over the next few days, he was questioned and tortured, and eventually he broke. Immediately before his execution on 31 January, Fawkes jumped from the scaffold where he was to be hanged and broke his neck, thus avoiding the agony of the drawing and quartering that followed.

Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, which has been commemorated in England since 5 November 1605. His effigy is burned on a bonfire, often accompanied by a firework display.


We are sponsored this week by Whiff of Joy so a lovely stamp on offer this week :-)



I bought this fab Mo Manning Scarecrow image for the challenge ,,, I know this is more 'Wizard of Oz' but it'll do :-) I coloured him with Copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky Distress ink. The papers are My Minds eye and the buttons are Basic Grey. the flowers are Prima. I added a few Robins Nest dew drops and some ribbon and raffia from my drawer ,, I also found a British penny in my UK purse so I stuck that on there too :)



Challenges :

Simon Says Stamp on the Papercraft Planet ,,,,, buttons galore
Cards for Men ,,,,, Anything Goes
Incy Wincy ,,,, Anything Goes
Stamps R Us ,,, Buttons and Bows
Paper Sundaes ,,,,, For a Boy/Man
Paper Players ,,,, Anything Goes
Stamp Scrap and Doodle ,,,,, Buttons
The Stamp Man,,,, Cards for Men

Our GD's and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration , so hop on over to the Papertake Weekly Challenge blog to see them :-) don't forget to check out my candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp at the top of my blog too :-)

Wild Rose Studio New Release :-)

On Saturday these 2 stamps fell though my letterbox from Dulcie at the Wild Rose Studio, there is a new set of Fairy stamps all of them are gorgeous, there is also now a Groom to go with the Bride :-) In my package was the Phoebe with Dove and Ella with Wand and I couldn't wait to ink them up ,,, soo cute !!



For this first card i used Phobe with Dove and followed Arlana's fab sketch on the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge . I coloured the image with Copics and added Ultra Fine Crystal glitter to her cloak trim, and Star Dust stickles everywhere else ,, the shard looking glitter around the hem was in my drawer, been there for years I think it was from a childrens craft set when Amy was about 5 !! I inked around the edge with Stormy Sky distress ink. The papers are a digi download from Martine at The Craft Table I made the matting card ( because I din't have any plain blue in the right colour!) I inked the card with the stormy sky ink and then sprayed with Glacier Glimmer mist ( gorgeous IRL). I made the snowflake with my new gorgeous Martha Stewart Himalayan punch and I used a Martha Stewart Snowflake around the page border punch too.. I added some glittered vellun and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish



For my next card I used the Ella with Wand stamp and followed the fab sketch on the Friday Sketchers Challenge




Everything I used is almost the same as on the previous card ,, the papers on this are from do Crafts the Capsule Collection and the border punch is a X Punch from Do Crafts too.



Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday ,,,, sketch
Friday Sketchers,,, sketch
Alphabet Challenge ,,, A for Angels and Fairies
Christmas Stampin' ,,,, Silver and Purple
ABC ,,,,,,, G for Glitter
Stampavie and More ,,,,, Christmas

thats the 6 challenge limit for the Friday Sketchers so will stop there :-)

thanks for looking :-) For a list of stockists of these lovely Wild Rose Studio stamps please visit the website :-)

Simon Says Stamp Sponsored Candy

Candy with a difference this time !!! :-) I have just ordered a couple of these very cute Nellie Snellen stamps and thought you might like one too :-) Ria has very kindly given me permission to show you this card she made ,, isn't it cute !!

If you would like the chance to own this lovely Nellie Snellen Koetie with Child stamp just follow these simple rules :-)

1 TURN OFF WORD VERIFICATION ( most important :-))
2 ,,, OK ,, will leave it simple ,,, thats it ,,, only one rule this time :-)

just leave me a link to your blog ,, one entry per person please :-)

Ronnie says Cheers !!!!

I made this card using the lovely Ronnis Says Cheers image which was designed by Sally-Anne at the Digistamp Boutique especially for Crafty Emma to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance service. All the money raised from the sale of this stamp will go directly to the appeal :-)



I followed the fab sketch on the Truly Scrumptious Challenge the optional extra of petals, pearls and pins just wouldn't work so I gave them a miss :-)
I coloured the image with Copics and added Prisma pencils, blended with sansador for a more furry appearance . the beer is Guiness by the way :-) I used some applique glue for the froth, overdid it bit there ,, the barman is rubbish lol :-) The papers are Basic Grey Max and Whiskers and I used some pencil shavings for sawdist (it is a spit n sawdust kindda bar:-)) a few buttons, a paw print velvet ribbon ( from Meiflower) a fish bone charm and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops.



Challenges :
Simon Says Stamp on Papercrafts Planet ,, Buttons galore
Truly Scrumptious ,,, Sketch
Crafty Emma Store ,,,,, Chocolate Caramel
Gingerloft ,,,,, Buttons
I Did It ,,,, Simply Charming (add a charm)
Paper Sundaes ,,,, For the Boys
Stamp Scrap and Doodle ,,,,, Buttons
The Stamp Man ,,,, Cards for Men
Cards For Men ,,,,, Anything Goes (has to be for men tho )
Digital Tuesday ,, Include a non craft item ( pencil shavings )

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

Stamp Something ,,,,,,, Pink

Hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend :-) I am sure there will be lots of parties this weekend ,,,all scary and spooky ,,, woohoo . Unfortunately we don't really celebrate Halloween in Malta ,,, but Amy has managed to find a party to go to and is now wanting me to make her a costume !!! I did suggest wearing orange and spraying her hair green ,,, go as the cute HM carrot lol :-),, she was not impressed ,,, !!! I thought it was a brilliant idea ,,, lol

Anyway ,,,we are at the end of October so this is the last opportunity to spread the word on Breast Cancer Awareness month ,, so on the Stamp Something Challenge we would like to see

Stamp Something ,,,, PINK,,

(you MUST use stamps for this challenge no digi's allowed !! :-) )

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

For my card I followed the fab sketch on the Sketch Saturday Challenge , perfect sketch for larger stamps !! I used my old but cute Penny Black Uplifting Occasion stamp ,,, perfect for the theme I thought :-) I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. I then added star Dust sickles here and there ,, I wish they would make this in larger bottles ,, I go through loads of them lol !! The papers are Basic Grey from the Green at Heart paper pad. I used a EK Success border punch and a Martha Stewart one too, as well as 2 Martha Stewart Butterfly punches. The sentiment is from a Simon says Stamp Exclusives set, I added a few gems, a silk ribbon and a ribbon slider in there too.



Challenges:

Sketch Saturday,,, fab sketch
Oldie But Goodie ,,,,, Add a Butterfly + old stamp
Totally Gorjuss ,,,,, Sparkle


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

Totally Papercrafts ,,,,,, Bling It On ,,,,,,

Good Morning ,, time for a new theme over on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge

This week it is Mel's turn to choose ,,,

BLING IT ON ! ,,, so we want to see pearls/gems/sparkly bits :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely heidi at Simon Says Stamp and one lucky entrant will win this gorgeous House Mouse stamp.

House Mouse Rubber Stamp BEAUTY DAY HMOR1O68 Lipstick

For my card I used this very cute Girly Girl Fancy Pants Happy Hopper :-) ,, she has loads of bling !! i coloured her with Copics and added star Dust Stickles to her beads and bag. The papers are Basic Grey and Gold Stardream ( have a pile to use up !! ) I also used a Martha Stewart Lace Heart border punch. The flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts , the ribbon is also from WOC and the pearls are from Bunny Zoe Crafts I also added a lovely Vintage Pearl trinket pin from Maya Road for extra bling :-)



Challenges

ABC ,,,, G for Glitter
Paper Pretties ,,,,, Square Cards/Projects
A Spoonful of Sugar ,,, Punches/ Die Cuts
Creative Card Crew ,,,, Punches
Craft Your Passion ,,,, Sparkle and Glitter
Paper Sundaes ,,,,, Natural Woman :-)


The DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Totally Papercrafts Challenge to see them and don't forget to check out the candy at the top of my blog sponsored by Simon Says Stamp

Winner of theHouse Mouse Candy ,,,,,

The winner of my fortnightly candy sponsored by Simon Says Stamp is ,,,, just going to press the button >>>>

Here are your random numbers:

30

Timestamp: 2010-10-27 08:07:49 UTC

Congratulations Heidi :-) Please email me with your address and Heidi and Steph will pop the stamp in the post to you :-)

Simon Says ,,,,,, Punch Em'

Thank You to everyone who joined in with our 'Give Thanks' Challenge last week :-)and a special Thank You to those of you who actually sent their cards to Vera for the Caring Hearts Card Drive :-) I am sure Vera will have lots of cards to send out for Thanksgiving and Christmas :-)

This week we have a fab new theme for you ,,,

'PUNCH EM' ,,, time to get your punches and die cuts out

Our lovely GD, Dawny P, and the DT have used Hero Arts products on their cards if they had them. If you have any Hero Arts we would love to see them on your creations too but you don't have to use them to join in :-)

As usual the lovely Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $25 spree to her Simon Says Stamp Store , there are so many fab new products in there and the gorgeous new Magnolia Merry Little Christmas stamps are available to pre order too ,, they will be arriving very soon !! Check out theAll New Just In section too ,, the new Nellie Snellen stamps have arrived ,, Super Cute !!

For my card I used various stamps from the Sew Stylish and Sew Artsy clear sets. I LOVE these ! The punches I used are a Binding Edge punch , very similar to this EK Success one, and a Square Spellbinders Die cut



The Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby papers are perfect with these stamps ,they even have a sewing pattern in them ! I coloured the manequin with Copics and stamped the image again onto Claudine Hellmuth's sticky backed canvas too,I coloured the canvas with a green Copic marker and cut out. I stamped the sewing machine onto a scrap of the TH paper and cut that out too, I then coloured a little scrap of the canvas,, coloured it pink and added a few faux stitches with a copic pigment pen. The papers were all distressed with a Tim Holtz Paper Distresser and stamped with the faux stitches in the Hero Arts set. I was going to get my sewing machine out ,, but the faux sewing is sew much easier ,,, lol :-)( couldn't resist ;-)) I used a few inches of the TH Ruler Ribbon a few Basic Grey Buttons and a little American Tag Hemp Twine (the colour I have used is OOS at the mo' but it will be back in store soon.)




A couple of close ups ,,, :-)



I am entering this into the Simon says Stamp Challenge on the Papercrafts Planet site which has the theme of Buttons Galore :-) I hope you will join in with both challenges too :-)

Challenges :

A Spoonful of Sugar ,,,,, Lets Get Punchy
Creative Card Crew ,,, Punch It Out
My time to Craft ,,,,,, Pick a Pocket or 2 ,, ( that is a pocket being sewn on the machine :-))



Dawny P and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog to see them :-)
A special Thank You to Kath ,, I did have a lovely browse around her blog , she is THE Queen of hero Arts and I had alot of inspiration from her fab blog :-)

Papertake Weekly,,, Sparkly and Bright

Time for a new theme over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge ,,,

SPARKLY AND BRIGHT,,, yep ,, we want to be DAZZLED this week :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab spree on offer for one lucky entrant :-)

For my card I followed the fab sketch over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge. I used my lovely LOTV Carollers stamp, isn't it beautiful ! I coloured the image with Copics and inked around the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink. I used some gold stardream card ( I bought loads of this, enough to last a lifetime ,,, WHY ?? !! ) The paper is from the Basic Grey Wassail paper pad. I stamped a sheet of the pale creamy coloured paper ( from the wassail pad) with a Penny Black Music stamp with pigment ink and embossed with gold EP to use in the squares. The Poinsettia and rose center are from Prima The sentiment is also from the LOTV set. I used Diamond Dust, Platinum and Star Dust Stickles for all the spakly bits



Challenges :
Cute Card Thursday ,,,, Sketch
Bah Humbug ,,, Elegance (no tree's but there is a lampost, hope that's OK Ann ,,, now you can slap Max's legs lol )
LOTV ,,,, Winter Fun
Craft Your Passion,, Glitter and Sparkle
Christmas Card ,,, Add flowers

Tilda in Pink

I made this card to join in with the Just Magnolia and Totally Tilda Challenges Both wanted pink and the Totally Tilda wanted us to use pearls too ,,, tick :-)

Before moving on to my card ,, lets just really stop and think about what all these challenges are doing ,,, raising awareness for a terrible disease called breast cancer ,, it is curable, but we need to catch it early ,,,, so if you haven't had a good old feel of your puppies ,, go and DO IT NOW !! While we are on the subject of female health ,, when was the last time you had a cervical smear ??? Look after yourselves girls,, and look after your friends too,, I get my girlfriends together and we all go and get checked together ,,, then go for a nice lunch/dinner afterwards ,, make it into a party !!,,, any excuse eh !! :-)



For my card I used this lovely Wish Granted Tilda i coloured her with copics and added Star Dust stickls and Diamond Dust for sparkle. I used cream coloured SU card which I sprayed with gold glimmer mist and used this for matting. the papers are Magnolia Fairytale ones, I inked all the edges with Vintage Photo and then distressed them all with a Tim Holtz Paper Distresser . I used a Martha Stewart border punch , some Kaiser pearls , a little cream organza ribbon and a few roses from Wild Orchid Crafts ,, I also used a Martha Stewart leaf punch ,,, think thats all :-)



thanks for looking ,,, and please go and check yourself ,, right now !! :-) Lets hope that all the challenges highlighting our awareness really does make a difference and keeps the ladies of blogland safe ,,, and you guy's too ,, you are not immune ,, get the men in your lives to check their breasts and appendages too :-)

A Quickie :-)

I am REALLY sorry I missed the Bah Humbug Challenge last week ,, it was vellum and as the challenge on the ABC Christmas Challenge is 'V' I really SHOULD have added vellum !! So ,, in way of an apology I have made an Elegant Card ,, which fits their theme for this week ,,, and I added vellum too :-)



This Fantasy tree by Penny Black is one of my all time fave elegant stamps ,, I have almost worn it out !! definitely one of my better buys :-) I used Versacolour ink and silver embossing powder. the base card is navy blue and I used some SU paper which was a gift from Mandi from when I ordered a load of SU goodies from her :-) I also used some lovely sparkly vellum and ribbon from my local Binky Crafts, the red rose is Prima. I also used a Martha Stewart Icicle Punch ,,, another of my better buys ,,, well used !! :-)



Challenges:

Bah Humbug ,,,,, Elegant Christmas Card
Keep It Simple ,,, Take a Bow (and simple)
Christmas Card ,,,Include flowers
Totally Gorjuss ,,, Sparkle
Christmas Stampin' ,,, Something Metalic (silver emboss and silver stardream card)

Thanks for looking :-) I love reading your comments so please leave me one :-) xx

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ,,, HALLOWEEN

Good Morning :-) it's time for a new theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge. It was Scoopy's turn to choose the theme for this fortnight and she chose Halloween

Now I didn't have any Halloween stamps ( I gave mine away in a candy and forgot to replace it !! :-/) so my lovely teamie Sue Drees came to my rescue and sent me some images by express mail ,,, thanks Sue ,,BUT ,, Christine and Mary have both made absolutely AMAZING creations using general House Mouse stamps,, so even if you don't have any specific stamps it is still possible to join in

We are being sponsored by the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a choice of House Mouse, Gruffie or Happy Hoppper stamp for one lucky entrant :-)

The image I used for my card is called Just Clowning Around and the one I used on the candy bucket is called Sweet Friends I coloured them with copics and inked the edges with black soot distress ink. The papers are from Funky Fairys and are unfortunately not available any more,, shame ,, they are fab !! I did a few faux stitches around the edges too. The gorgeous bats , spiders and punched cats are all a RAK from teamie Christine :-) I made the Trick or Treat charm using shrink plastic and a Studio G clear stamp.



I cut the candy bucket on my Cricut and added a few Snickers ,,, unfortunately they disappeared shortly after the piccy was taken :-)



Challenges :
Cupcake Crafts ,,, Sweet Treats with optional Halloween twist
Simon Says Stamp and Show ,,,, Something Spookay :-)
Corrosive ,,, Halloween
Cowgirl Sundays ,,, Halloween
Crazy 4 Challenges ,,,, Halloween
Stampin for the Weekend ,,,, Halloween
Dutch Dare ,,,,, Halloween
Fab n Funky ,,,,, Halloween
A Spoonfull of Sugar ,,,, Boo/Halloween
My Time to Craft ,,,, ghosts ghoulies and long legged beasties/ Halloween :-)
Kaboodle Doodles ,,,, Bats
Sweet Stampin,,,,, Anything but a Card

The DT have made some amazing creations for you to see ,, so hop on over to the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge if you would like another chance to win a HM stamp then check out the candy at the top of my blog :-)

Sketch and Stash Challenge

I had a lovely weekend ,,, hardly did anything ,, spent a few hours in my craft room and all my DT cards are ready for this week !! woo hoo ! Now I will have a look see and see what challenges I am going to enter next ,,, Pink Tilda is on my agenda :-)

Sue has made us another fabby sketch for us to follow on the Sketch and Stash Challenge and also we have 2 new DT members joining us today ,,,, welcome aboard Squirrel and Bev :-)
Don't forget to tell us what your new/neglected stash is, we are nosey and LOVE to know :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Paula at Pollycraft this fortnight and she will be giving one lucky entrant a choice of 5 digi images :-)



For my card I used this lovely new LOTV image ,, from the Merry Christmas set I coloured the image with copics and added the compulsory Star Dust Stickles here and there :-) The paper is old and neglected from Papermania. The fancy corners are die cuts made using Spellbinders Photo Corners I also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder that I won in Cathy's candy :-)



Challenges :
The Crafty Pad ,,,,, Christmas
I Did It Creations ,,,,, Anything Goes

Thanks for looking :-) The DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Sketch and Stash Challenge to see them :-)

A Card for Daniel

I made this card for a special 13year old boy called Daniel :-) His mum is Claire aka Crafty C's Crafting Library I hope he likes it !!

I followed the fab sketch on the Sugar Bowl Challenge , it is ages since I joined in but I am going to make it a point from now on ,,, I have lots of lovely Sugar Nellies and I need to ink them up more often !! :-)



This is Luca ,, I just went to the Funky Kits website and couldn't find a link for this stamp but am sure he will be there somewhere :-) I coloured him with Copics and inkled the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink. The papers are Basic Grey Oliver paper pad. The button is also from Basic Grey and I used a music note eyelet. For the sentiment I used a Spellbinders ribbon tag and a Simon Says Stamp sentiment.



Challenges :

Sugar Bowl ,,, Sketch with option of One for the Boys
Crafty Calendar ,,,, Autumn Birthday,, Happy 1st Birthday to you :-)
Crafty Emma Store ,,,, Buttons and Bows
Simon Says Stamp on the PCP ,,,, Buttons Galore
The Stamp Man ,,,, Cards for Men
Cards for Men ,,,, Birthday (thanks for choosing me in the top 3 last week :-))
Cupcake Craft ,,,, Boys and their Toys ,, closes in 25 mins ,,,, better be quick !!!!

thanks for looking ,,,, have to rush ,,,,,, :-)

have you met Tammy ????

I have just been visiting my Totally Papercrafts teamie's blog ,,, Tammie aka Kizzy Designs , I just noticed that she has 24 followers ,, which means that most of you haven't been to visit her blog yet !!! Tammy's work is FANTASTIC !!! You HAVE to go and see the gorgeous Tilda door hanger and fantastic slipper she made too ,,,, GORGEOUSSSSS !!!

Just Cute Bears AND FRIENDS Sketch Challenge

Sunday morning and unfortunately no lie in ,,, the hunters are out in force shooting at everything that flies ,, it was a barrage of gunshot in the fields around my house ,,, terrible !! I dread to think how many poor birds died or were left mortally wounded ,,,
Anyway ,,, moving on ,,,,

The challenge for the next fortnight on the Just Cute Bears AND FRIENDS Challenge is a FAB sketch by Helen,,, did you notice the change in name ,,, yes you can now use other furry friends on your cards/creations :-)

For my card I used this lovely Milton and Robin stamp from the Wild Rose Studio. I coloured him with copics and added the compulsory Star Dust Stckles here and there ,, the icy snow on the bottom panel is Diamond Dust. The papers is from papermania and the Grey is HOTP

here is Helen's fab sketch :-)

the DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the Just Cute Bears AND FRIENDS Challenge to see them ,,,, and please join in :-)