50th B'day,,,,, Clean and Simple ,,,,,,,

Now ,, before I move onto me card ,, do you twitter ???? I have just received an email that I have won some craft goodies from Cardmaking Mag. They have reached over 1000 followes and are doing a random draw every hour from 9 am till 5 pm ,,, I was the MD girl !!! Woo Hoo !! :-)

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Also Simon Says Stamp have loads of giveaways for Twitters so start tweeting,, tweet tweet !!! :-)

Moving on ,,,,

It is my friend's hubby's 50th Birthday today and I made this card for him ,,, I know it's last minute but I completely forgot ! Luckily he is here on holiday so he will get in it time !!! :-)

I used the same Hero Arts Rosette stamp that I used on Friday for the Totally Papercrafts DT card, it is almost the same card actually ,,, just darker and more manly :-)I stamped the image with black pigment ink and embossed with Black Sparkle EP, the paper is from a Basic Grey Oliver pack and I paper pieced the ribbons.

The numbers and text were cut out on my now working Cricut !! I just plugged it in and went in search of the trouble shoot guide ,,, and when I got back it had turned itself on ! I must’ve scared it into action by threatening it with a screwdriver !! :-)

I glued the numbers and sentiment on with glossy accents, very unforgiving if you manage to get them in the wrong place like I did ,,,, oops ,,, the numbers could have been placed better ,, do you think he will notice ?? :-/

Challenges :

Less Is More Challenge, Anything Goes ,, Mandi and Chrissi are hoping to get 1000 entries this week ,,, Good Luck !!

Stamptacular Sunday ,,, Just saying ,,, a word/saying on the front

Challenge Up Your Life ,, Paper Piecing

4 crafty Chicks ,,, Embossing ( heat or dry)

Top Tip Tuesday ,,, 3rd entry ,,, Birthday

tip: after cutting out an image that has been heat embossed zap it with the heat gun to re melt the edges, then when cool run the tip of a marker of similar colour around the edge so the white card doesn’t show.

Totally Papercrafts ,,,,, Clean and Simple ,,,

Hi all :-) I hope you’re all fit and well and looking forward to a lovely weekend :-)

Here on the TPC it is Vicky’s turn to host the challenge and she is keeping things Clean and Simple for you :-)

We are sponsored by the lovely Mandi aka Enchanted Occasions
You can see her Stamping Up 'Beau Belles' Blog here

Mandi is giving away a fabulous SU prize called Perfect Punches worth £17.95 + some gorgeous papers too !! :-) Thanks Mandi xx

For my card I used my fab new ‘You’re the Best’ set from hero Arts. I stamped the rosette onto Bashful Blue SU card (bought from Mandi)and and again onto white card and cut out the centre part for the sentiment. I also stamped the ribbon onto a wide piece of crushed satin ribbon and cut those out too. I added star dust stickles and used a Viva Ice White pearl pen to create faux pearls around the centre. The paper is also SU from a Rainbow Sherbert pack , I added some faux stitching around the edge and used another Hero Arts stamp for the Birthday sentiment.

The DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiratioon so hop along to the TPC to see them

Challenges :

Cute Card Thursday ,,,,, Anything Goes

Moving Along With the Times ,,,, Sparkle

Crafting for All Seasons ,,, Birthday

Top Tip Tuesday ,, Birthday ( tip, to save the coloured card,in this case the light blue, cut out the centre portion before layering, the hole will be hidden by the paper in front and the white card base below :-))

Cards for Men ,,,, Anything But Square

Simon Says ,,,,,,,Inspired by a Song/Film Title

Stamp-tember is almost halfway over !! For a chance to win fabulous crafty candy check out the Simon Says Stamp Blog every day ! ALSO For this whole month there are thousands of products in the Simon Says Stamp store at reduced prices ! NOW is the time to grab a basket and head off for a spot of retail therapy,, !! Don't miss out !!! :-)

Thanks for all your fabulous entries to our Multi-fold challenge last week :-) There are some really fascinating and innovative ways to create with card, some I had never seen before !

This week's challenge is

to use a SONG or FILM title as Inspiration

(So many options, so have fun!!!!)

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 :-)

I couldn’t decide whether to make a film title or a song title card ,, so I went for both :-) I had been wanting to make a card with the ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ film title for ages, ever since I saw this card on Stacy’s blog a while ago :-)

For my first card I used the very cute Happy Hopper Bunny Hop stamp, they are really having fun eh when they should obviously be tucked up and sleepin ! I coloured with Copics and inked the edges with colorbox blue chalk ink. The papers are from a First Edition Up Up and Away pack,,,, gorgeous !! I used a Martha Stewart border punch, little Tim Holtz Film Strip ribbon, some organza ribbon, a little twine, a Basic Grey Button and a few Robins Nest Dew Drops to finish.

2nd up is my Lady in Red song title :-)

LOVE this song by Chris De Burgh, click HERE to hear it :-)



I recently bought this ‘When All’s Said and Done’ stamp by Stamps Happen , now girls ,,, how true is that sentiment !! you can be honest lol :-) Coloured with Copics ( by accident on the wrong card !! I LOVE Neenah Solar White, but stamped onto a card that looks similar but it doesn’t allow blending of the colours as well so this is slightly streaky ,,, don’t look too closely ! ) I inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress inks and added a few Hero Arts gems in the corner. The papers are from a Websters Pages Hollywood Vogue and WonderFALL pack and I added some simple bias tape from a Tim Holtz lavish ribbon pack, coloured black with a copic marker. I finished with one of my fave embellies, a flattened chrome cap and a Vintage Typewriter image, topped with an epoxy dot.

Thanks for looking , Our fabulous Designer in the September Spotlight, Alberto, and the DT have made some fabulous cards for your inspiration, so hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them :-)

Challenges :

Charisma Cardz ,,, Song Title :-)

Corrosive ,,, Funny or Punny

One Stop Craft,, Food and Drink

Secret Crafter ,,,, Inspired by a Song

Fuzzy Wuzzy ,,,, Animal + Pink ,,, last challenge :-( xx

ABC Christmas ‘S’ for Shaped Cards

Hi all :-) I am still busy with visitors so my apologies for not popping by to see you lately xx

Miria is hosting the ABC Christmas challenge this time and the theme is ,,,

‘S’ for Shaped cards plus include either, Swirls, Spots or Stripes (or all 3 if you feel adventurous)

We have 2 sponsors this week, the lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp so a fab $15 voucher on offer for one lucky entrant !

AND Karen’s Doodles who is giving away 3 Digi stamps of the winner’s choice.

I completely forgot about the extra requirements when I made this ,, but luckily there are stripes on their hats ,,, phew !! :-)

For my card I made a little circular card that can, if the recipient likes, be hung on the tree or somewhere !! I used a very cute Snoopy ‘Woodstock Follow Me’ stamp. coloured with Copics and the edges inked with Stormy Sky distress ink, then red chalk ink around the edges and smothered in stickles. I used a little Basic Grey paper from a Jovial pack and some red card. The sentiment is from Hero Arts and I added a bias tape bow, coloured with a copic marker and a star brad to finish.

Thanks for looking ,,, hop on over to see the fabby creations the rest of the DT made

challenges:

Forever Friends ,, Animals + Dies ( Spellbinders)

Basic Grey Challenge .,… Celebrations

Samuel Taylor’s ,,,,, Christmas

Papertake Weekly ,,, Things with Wings ,,,

Hi all :-) Quick post today as I am still busy with visitors and have LOADS to do ,,,, sorry if I haven’t been to see you xx

This week on the PTW we have the theme of

Things With Wings ,,, so Birds. Angels, Insects, Aeroplanes ,,, etc :-)

We are sponsored by our lovely teamie Andrea and her Mum Mary who own The Ribbon Girl, so a yummy pack of goodies for one lucky entrant.

I was inspired by this card over on the Jennifer McGuire blog and decided to make a window card too :-)

I used my cute Snoopy Flying High stamp, coloured with Copics and cut out. I used some red SU card and the paper is from My Minds Eye ‘Fly a Kite’ pack made the aperture using a Spellbinders die. I used a a CC Designs Clouds die and some white card which I embossed with a swiss dots folder. The sentiment is from LOTV.

Thanks for looking, The DT have made some gorgeous cards for you to see so hop on over to the PTW to see them

Challenges :

My Partner In Crafting Crime ,,,, Trains/Planes and Automobiles

Stamp & Fun = Creativity ,,, Animals

Crafty Ann’s ,, Something outside comfort zone, 1st window card

Charisma Cardz ,, Inspired by a Song, ,, Leaving on a Jet Plane

Crafty Purple Frog ,,, Birthdays

Crafting for all Seasons ,…. Birthday

Top Tip Tuesday ,,,, Birthday Time !

House Mouse and Friends 3rd Birthday Bash !!

Hi all :-) I really enjoyed the recipe theme we has over the last 2 weeks on the HM&F Monday Challenge, some of the entries had yummy recipes worth trying out and some were very funny :-) Thanks to everyone who joined in !!

This fortnight we are celebrating our 3rd Birthday with a Fabulous Blog Hop !! Woo Hoo !! :-)

This time it is Natascha’s turn to choose the theme and she chose ,,,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, with an optional bunch of flowers :-)

To help us we have a new DT member joining our happy nest ,,, we are so happy to welcome the super talented Vicki aka Stamped Smiles, I am sure you all know Vicki but if by some small chance you haven’t visited her blog then you are in for a treat :-)

We also have 2 fabulous GD’s joining us for September, Sally Bowness & Tracy Thompson AND many of the previous DT members who have since gone on to pastures new, so LOTS of fabby eye candy along the way :-)

Now, lets be honest a blog hop is no fun without prizes is it !! SOO we have a fabulous list of sponsors !!! PLUS there will be candy on some of the DT blogs along the way !!

Sponsor #1

The Official House-Mouse Designs site;

HMD is offering ONE VERY LUCKY WINNER (A $25.00 Electronic Gift Certificate to the official site's store) AND... get this special prize... Ellen Jareckie, the artist behind the House-Mouse Designs characters, will, space permitting, autograph the rubber stamps that the winner of this electronic gift certificate orders!!! WOW!! If that isnt exciting news!!!

Sponsor #2
Our most FABULOUS Monthly SPONSOR

In business since 2002, Simon Says Stamp is striving to offer you the best selection of Rubber Stamps, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Cards and Paper Crafting Supplies in the world. They stock over 100,000+ items, offer quick service and 1 stop shopping at a great price! Offering a $25 Gift Card PRIZE to the Simon Says Stamp store!

Sponsor # 3

Pizzazz Aplenty

Offering a $10 Embellishment Gift Package including: Flatback pearls and rhinestones; Victorian Cameos; flowers, dream string, luster twine and a gel picker Pizzazz Aplenty began with only a bit of bling and some ribbon, but in the last few months, we've added so much more... from cardstock to cello bags, as well as charms, stick pins, brads, buttons, cords, twines, laces, and over 20 colors in flatback pearls and rhinestones. The newest additions are teardrop pearls, button stick pins, leaf pins, heart pins, resin cameos and flowers! Please stop by for a look at our store: Pizzazz Aplenty

EXCELLENT PRIZES !!!!

If you arrived here from the super talented Mary Gizema's blog then you are going in the right direction, if not then you will need to start from the House Mouse and friends Challenge blog

For my card I used this very cute House Mouse Bed of Flowers stamp. I coloured the image with Copics , added a few dabs of Star Dust Stickles and inked the edges with some pink chalk ink. The papers are Basic Grey from the Out Of Print pack and I added a little sprig of flowers (rather than a bouquet), the daisies are made using a Crealies die and the sprig is a Marianne Designs die. The twine is a RAK from our lovely Boss, America xx and the tag is made using a tiny x cut punch.

Thanks for looking :-) From here you need to hop on over to the lovey and super talented Lori Barnette's for more fabulous eye candy

Before you leave I have a little candy for you from the FABULOUS Simon Says Stamp Superstore !!

Simon Says Stamp Superstore have a whole month of daily fabulous give-aways on the Simon Says Stamp blog and thousands of items at reduced prices in the store , this is THE best time to treat yourself to some goodies !! :-)


To be eligible for this gorgeous new House Mouse Nature Bites stamp, which is the current stamp of the month AND the new Basic Grey Indie Bloom paper pack you MUST follow the simple rules listed on the challenge blog :-)

AND leave link to your blog with Mr Linky below ! The candy will close with the challenge, so you have 2 whole weeks to enter !!

Lawn Fawn Christmas ,,,,,

Hi all ,, this morning I went on a lovely Lawn Fawn Blog Hop over on the Lawnscaping Challenge blog, if you would like to join in there isn’t long left before the hop closes ,, so go NOW !! :-)

I have recently bought several sets of Lawn Fawn stamps ( love em ! ) and I was so inspired that I just had to sneak into my craft room and join in their current challenge with is Embossing, wet or dry ,, or both !

I followed the fab sketch on the Clean and Simple Challenge and I chose to use my fab Critters in the Snow set, very cute :-) I shaded the igloo slightly with copics , coloured the baby penguin and popped him with pop dots in front of it, his feet are popped out too :-) I stamped the snowflakes using Hero Arts shadow ink used a Swiss Dots embossing folder, an EK Snowflake border punch and lots of Star Dust Stickles

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

Other Challenges :

The Rubber Cafe ,,,, No designer paper

Samuel Taylor ,,, X mas card using rubber stamp, I hope clear stamps count too ! :-)

At last a Less Is More Challenge entry ! :-)

Hi all :-) I hope you're all having a lovely weekend :-)As many of you know I have been busy with visitors over the summer months ,, still am ,, but I went and I hid in my cubby hole so I join in with the lovely Limettes over on the Less Is More Challenge !

This week Mandi and Chrissie have challenged us to make a one layered card entitled Seeing Double ie stamp 2 of something.

I had a few practices with various inks, distress and chalk and thought the Hero Arts ‘Hero Hue’s chalk inks worked well for me :-) The flower stamps and text are all from Hero Arts too. After stamping the flowers I brushed them with Perfect Pearls, lovely and shimmery IRL :-)

I am thinking of making several of these as a little gift for someone and would appreciate any constructive criticism before I make any more

Thanks for looking, I hope I am able to join in every week from now on ,,,, summer is nearing the end and I will have more time to play and of course to pop around to visit my blog buddies more often xx

p.s ,, the theme over on the Totally Papercrafts Challenge is 'Cute as a Button' I didn't have time to make a DT card so I thought I would mention the theme here if anyone would like to join in :-)

The last Stamp Something Challenge ,,,,

Hi all :-) We had loads of fabulous entries to our Digi challenge and lots of nice comments too, thank you xx
This week will be the last Stamp Something Challenge so we hope you will all join us for the finale :-)

I have had a lovely time on the team and will miss being a part of it, but sometimes life gets in the way and tough decisions have to be made. Thanks Denise and Erin for having me on the team and I will obviously be keeping in touch with everyone xx

The theme is Stamp Something !! :-) ,, just ink up a stamp and use it !! :-)

We have several fabulous sponsors this week so please hop on over to the challenge blog to see what you could win !!

For my card I chose this very cute Two Cup Changito set, today is a sad day so I will be needing 2 cups :-) I coloured with Copics and paper pieced his top, I then doodled some stitches and added Glossy Accents to the cups. The papers are from an Authentique Journey pack and I used a ribbon from my drawer and a fab coffee pot charm that was a RAK from America xx The sentiment came with the image.

The circular shaped mark on the cup is not a fabby design, just a reflection off the gloss :-)

For the inside I used my fab new TH Weathered Clock die , I used brown card which I then smothered with distress ink, sprinkled with Aged Mahongany distress powder , heated then brushed off the excess particles.

I set the time to 9.30 ,,, time for a cuppa !!!

Thanks for looking. we hope you will all join in our last challenge ,,,, xx

Challenges :

Forever Friends ,,, Use Your Dies + animals

Truly Scrumptious ,,,, Decorate the Inside

Cards for Men ,,, G is for ,….. Good Morning/Goodbye

The Crazy Challenge ,,, Spots and/or stripes

Crafty Pad ,,,,, Blue/Brown

Simon Says ,,,,Multifold Cards/Creations

Thanks for all your fabulous entries to our Stamp-tember Hop and Treasure Hunt. We will be back soon with a winners list :-)

This week's challenge is,,,,

MULTIFOLD CARDS/CREATIONS
so anything with more than one fold ,,, easy :-)

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 have a fabulous Designer joining us for 4 weeks in the September Spotlight !! :-)

Please welcome the super talented Alberto !!
Antonio is 16 years old and entered our Children's Challenge recently.His work is amazing and he is a designer for the Magnolia Stamps Store ! If you haven't visited his Lo Shakerato Alberto blog before then you are in for a treat !

This week the DT have all used My Minds Eye or Jillibean Soup papers on their creations. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have them why not dig them out and use them,, stop just admiring and stroking them !!! :-)

For my card I decided to stick with a simple easel card. The image is from Stamps Happen, this one is called Louis and Rosie. I coloured with Copics and doodled some faux stitching around the edges. The papers are My Minds Eye from the Hattie paper pack. I love MME papers and the colours in this one are particularly lovely ,,, blues, greens, teal ,, gorgeous ! I made a tag for the sentiment, the image and text is from a Crafty Secrets Party Catz set. I was going to use my cricut to cut out the tag but horror of horrors it has stopped working !! The ribbon is from Martha Stewart and I used a Out Of Print Basic Grey brad in the centre. I finished with a few Robins Nest Dew Drops, coloured with a blue copic and added some glossy accents to the goldfish bowl.

Tag ,,,,,,



Thanks for looking, Antonio and the DT have made some gorgeous cards for your inspiration so please hop on over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge to see them

Challenges :

Top Tip Tuesday ,,, Easel cards/Easel box .

Allsorts ,,, Green and Blue

Patties Creations ,,, Birthdays

Charisma Cardz ,,,, Anything Goes ( 3rd entry)

Truly Scrumptious,, Decorate the inside

Anything Goes on the Papertake Weekly !! :-)

Hi all :-) I hope you are all OK and ready for another week of crafting :-)

Anything Goes ,, with the option of a shaped card :-)

We are sponsored by LOTV and Wild Orchid Crafts so some fabulous prizes on offer this week !

Apologies,, but no shaped card for me ,, I stuck with the plain a square one and followed Pop’s fab sketch on the Lily of the Valley Challenge.

I don't own this stamp ,, yet ,,, ! This is a stamped image from Mandy, thanks me darlin xx I coloured with copics and inked the edges with Stormy Sky distress ink and added Star Dust stickles everywhere :-) The papers are Basic Grey from the Nordic Holiday pack and I used an EK Success snowflake border punch. I also used a Martha Stewart Himalayan Snowflake punch and the centre is also from a LOTV stamp set . i finished with some ribbon and used the snowflake confetti from the punch and added some tiny brown pearls to the middle , these were in a pack I won in a challenge from Pizzazz Aplenty. :-)

Thanks for looking, the DT have made some fabulous cards so pop on over to the PTW to see them

Other Challenges

iCopic ,,,, glitter

Sweet Stampin,,,, Anything but Birthday

Diva’s by Design ,,,, Christmas

Stampavie and More ,,,,, Christmas