Under the Sea Picture Inspiration with Craft

Good morning I am here today to share with you my DT card for CRAFT and this was a real challenge for me. Took me out of my comfort zone. We have a Picture Inspiration Challenge.

                                                         (image of jellyfish at aquarium)

Anything that fits in with this subject, qualifies for entering into this challenge. Don't forget, there is a maximum of 5 entries per person and it needs to be new work (so created and posted after this challenge has started). Please also make sure to turn word verification off as this makes leaving a comment on your lovely creations much easier. We do not leave a comment if you have word verification switched on.

We have some very generous sponsors again this week

Spyder's Other Corner

Sami Stamps

Sassy Studio Designs

 Scrapbook News and and Review

Pickled Potpourri

So before you pop along to checkout the prizes and the stunning creations by the team let me share my card.

 now for a side view to show the depth and shape

 close up of the image from Sassy Studio Designs - Syrena

I cut a scallop circle and then cut into the middle so i could make into a cone shape I had previously put it through a ribbler and sprayed it with dylussions blue ink. I punched some fern leaves and glued to the shell. Added some lace to some navy card die punched with a scallop M.S punch and placed onto a card that had been embossed with a fiskers wave plate then chalked. The flowers are from Wild orchid crafts. I used some Cheese cloth to give the effect of a fishing net. The image has been coloured with promarkers and this is the first time i have coloured skin this colour hope you like. I wasnt sure how it would turn out when I started but am fairly pleased with the finish result.
I do hope you like and please leave me a comment and let me know what you think
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
4 crafty chicks - no patterned papers
milk coffee - mre than 2 flowers
sassu studio - up to you
Crafting for all seasons - NO DP
paper shelter - more than 5 flowers
deep ocean -lace & pearls
passion for promarkers - monochrone
aurora wings - anything goes
bunny zoes crafts = monochrone

Flower Power at Divas by Design

Good evening sorry for being late with my DT card for Divas By Design. Time has just got away with me and I have had a busy week with hospital appointments and my Son being on Holiday and visitors. So that said I will get on with it.

This week we have a lovely challenge for you just perfect for the ladies so if you need to make a mothers Day card maybe you could enter it into this.

This week our challenge is

FLOWER POWER

So lets see lots of flowers this could be an image as i have done or it could be embellishments.

Our sponsor for this week is 

LIVE AND LOVE CRAFTS

So onto my card. This is a card which I was asked to make for a friends BIL as he had just lost his mother. 

I hope this brought him some comfort and I know his wife loved it if you know what I mean. I have heard that she took it into to work to show to her friends which was nice.

I have used a Dig image from Digi Stamp Boutique called Black flowers. You can find it in the shop here. The flourishes on the side are a small stamp i bought from the papermill many years ago. The Butterflies are Memory Box. Sentiment is computer generated. Black gems from Meiflower. Lilac grosgrain ribbon from stash, Lilac card from the papermill and Silver miri card

A simple layout to allow the image and sentiment to take centre stage.

Well I hope you like my card and hope that you will come and play along with us as we cant wait to come and visit you.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Digi stamp boutique monthly challenge
crafty ribbons - anything goes
trutle soup - flowers
everybody art challenge - non cute card
ladybug crafts= special lady

GDT CALL & Boys & Their Toys

Good morning I am here with another reminder that CRAFTY CATZ are having their monthly GDT call for April. Fancy joining us for a month we would love you to join us. So if you do then join in our challenge this week which is

BOYS & THEIR TOYS

and put GDT after your name and we will be along to check it out. We welcome people that is new to blogging and crafts just as much as the more experienced so dont be shy.

So this week Nick picked Boys and their toys and we are sponsored by 

DIGI STAMPS4JOY

who kindly give the team some images so go checkout the teams creations

I have used a monster Truck image great for those little boys as well as the ones young at heart

I have coloured it with my promarkers and the Dp is Basic Grey. Some odd buttons, ribbed card which reminds me of the bumps and those fab arrows are a Crafty Sentiments Die. Some Builder Scrim to add that finishing touch.

Well hope you will come and try out or if you are too busy this month remember we hold these each month.

Thanks for popping by and have a great day. Off to put a line of washing out so keep those fingers crossed for me. I hate using my dryer means i spend more on my craft than the electric.

Bye for now

Good Morning Craft Challenge Reminder

Hello I am here with a reminder and my DT card of the challenge that started Thursday on Craft.
This week we would like you to come and join us in getting ready for CHRISTMAS
We have yet again some fab sponsors with some amazing prizes up for grabs. They are
Sponsor 1: Crafty Ribbons

Prize is a selection of ribbons or a store voucher.

Sponsor 2:The Paper Shelter

Prize is a $20 gift certificate for their store.

Sponsor 3: Crimson Cloud

The prize is a stamp set or diecut packs of choice from their shop.

Sponsor 4:  Flonzcraft 

They make and sell rubber and clear stamps at their online store, ebay and etsy.

Prize is a $20 voucher for their store. 

Sponsor Top3: Karen's Doodles

The prizes are as follows:

• 1st 3 digis of choice
• 2nd 2 digis of choice
• 3rd 1 digi of choice.

 So now onto my card which I have used Decemeber the 26th from The Paper Shelter. I have used one of their pre coloured images that comes with it. How brilliant are these images.

I did go over santas suit with a watered down glitter gelly roll pen sadly goesnt show up on the picture but gives him a slight glow. Used my labels from spellbinders and some fab organisa ribbon from Meiflower crafts. Dp is all from my stash and the sentiment is from K&Co

well that my card I hope you like a fairly quick make with the image precoloured. You have till Wednesday tea time to enter so still plenty of time

Thanks for popping by

St Patricks' or Lots of Green

 Good Morning What A Lovely Day We Are Having Here In Manchester. A  Little Cold Start But Nice And Sunny. Well Today Sees A New Challenge At Crafty Sentiments. Today We Are Celebrating St Patrick's Day With A GREEN Challenge. So Anything Goes As Long As Your Card Project Features Mostly Green. 

We Have Another Amazing Prize Of

Have You Noticed The New Banner At The Top Of My Blog. 

Yes We Are Having A Hop I Do Hope You Will Come And Join Us.

Now Onto My Card I Have Used This Cute Stamp Called Primrose- Garden Flowers  

Available From The Shop. 

I coloured my image with the usual Promarkers and the DP is Minds Eye. Die cut fence from Crafty Sentiments coloured with distressed ink. Nestie frame for the image and a Spellbinders Lattice die. The butterflies are cut from my new butterfly die and the sentiment is a Crafty Sentiments  mounted on a small scallop nestie.

Well I loved colouring this image and used colours on her I may not have done had it not been for the challenge but do like it. What do you think I would love to know.

So now it is over to you hop on over and checkout the rest of the amazing creations on the blog. Lots of inspiration to start you off and hope to see your entry. Remember to read the rules for extra entries into the draw for this voucher. Maybe you could buy one of the new stamps or a die or some digi images lots of choice to be had.

Thanks for popping by and enjoy your day.

Challenge
Fan tastic tuesday - anything goes
Cuttin and stamping challenge - st patricks day
Love Rubber stamps -shades of green
Papertake weekly - bingo ( 1st line)
Passion for promarkers - butterflies
Artistic inspiration - st pats green
Crafting from the heart - use dies
Crafty Boots - green
love to create - anything goes
Stamp and create - spring
amusing challenges - green
glitter and sparkle - anything goes
cut it up - green

Time to use your Scraps Up at Crafty Catz - Paper Piecing

Hello I am back with my 2nd post today and it is CRAFTY CATZ time and this week it is the lovely talented Jacs turn to pick our challenge. So what has she for us this week.

PAPER PIECING

Yes she would like you to paper piece your creation. 

We had a stunning number of entries last week so hope if you joined us last week you will join us again.

Sponsoring us this week is Bugaboo who is giving our winner 7 images of their choice

Also we have a new GDT this week so pop over and give her and the team some love. But before you do here is my card. I have used Stella and oh what is she up to now. My son would say that this is me in the morning. Hope you like the humour

I have paper pieced the cup. Used various leaf punches and Sizzix thinlet flower die. Some ribbon from Crafty Ribbons. Backing paper is Prima rondelle.  The Dp for the cup is a old pad i have had since i started crafting. I have used some fluffy stuff for the milk spilling over the cup

Well hope you like and see the funny side to this. Thanks for popping by and have a great weekend.
The crazy challenge - coffee and sweets
challenges for everybody - anything goe
ABC challenge- G is for girls
Bearly Mine - one for the girls
Cards and scraps - use dies
sisters act cards - anything goes
4 Krafty Girls - anything goes
crafty ribbon - anything goes

It is all about the Females at Craft - A Day With Daisys

Good mornng well they say the weather is getting better but we have a dull dark cold and damp day here. Guess I shouldnt complain we are much better than some areas in the country I do hope it drys out quickly for them. High teens they say end of next week.

Well today i am bringing the new challenge at CRAFT and they would like to see lots  FEMALE creations

We have another fab selection of sponsors with some brilliant prizes

A Day for Daisies

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More

QKR Stampede

Stitchy Bear Stamps

So onto my card I used a image from A Day for Daisies called Skirt of Flowers. I used my Promarkers and so loved colouring this. The sky was done with my distressed pads

DP is from a very old purple capsule pad from papermania. Lots of flowers made with various punches and lots of tiny gems for the centres there is also a memory box die hiding behind them. Both lace stripes are from stash and sentiment is from a old whispers stamp cut and rolled then coated with gloss to give a touch of strength. I made this for my step mums birthday yesterday and she loved it and wow that must have taken an age making those flowers.

Well with Mothers day not far away made be you could get a head but i am sure that you could find a female a card. Maybe just a hello thinking of you card for a friend.

Thanks for popping by have a great weekend what ever you are doing.

challenges

a day with daisies - anything goes

seize the birthday - anything goes

craftngbydesigns - anything goes

crafty creations - birthday

I love promarkers - girly

little red wagon - punches

paper shelter - anything goes

word art wednesday - anything goes

Divas by Design is celebrating Boys

Good evening I am here to share with you this weeks challenge for Divas by Design.

Yes they are celebrating the men so 

LET'S HERE IT FOR THE BOYS

So dig out those male papers and stamps and show use your make.

We are sponsored this week by

Craftie Charlie.

So on to my card I have used a Kenny K digital image. I made this for a friends brother who likes a good laugh and will be celebrating his 69th birthday. So inside I wrote to the oldest rocker in town

I coloured my image with promarkers, used star brads and a star die cut in Gold mirri card. 

Some scrim and Black card has been embossed with a clocks folder from Xcut. 

The paper is from stash and a Kraft card blank

Hope you like it is his birthday today and he phoned me to say how much he liked but I had forgotten to add some money to the card. Lol

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything goes 
Ladybug Crafts Ink - For the boys 
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes 
Paper Make-Up Stamps - Anything goes 
Eureka Stamps - Anything goes 

Speedy Fox & Friends - metal (star brads)

KennyK krafty Krew - Anything goes

ANYTHING GOES at Crafty catz

Good evening  have you seen that Crafty Catz is having a challenge that everyone can join in it is.

ANYTHING GOES

so what you waiting for come join us

We have 2 great sponsors this week

prize is 3 digi images of your choice

and

Bunnyzoe's craft 

We where allowed to play with some images from The Stamping Boutique and i picked this fab image of some Poppies which I coloured with my promarkers

I used some freebie papers from a mag and coloured some pearlised card to match the colours with my promarkers. The diecut is from a friend, lace from a local shop and ribbon from crafty ribbons and gems are from Meiflower Crafts.

Well you have till thursday 7pm to link up your creation and you can link up 3 entries too. So hope to see you over there. Thanks for popping by.

Craft is going to the Pictures

Good evening wow weekend here again. I have been looking after my poorly nephew he has a tummy bug so they wont let him in school. He keeps going but they have sent him home twice after a couple of hours. Well he isnt ill so have been wanting to do things so we have been paying board games.

Well that said I am here to share with you details of Crafts challenge.

This week we are going to the pictures and would like to creations

INSPIRED BY A FILM

our sponsors this week are

Inky Impressions

Doctor Digi House of Stamps

Sweet n Sassy

Yours and Mine Papercrafts

CraftsuPrint 

Ok so now onto y card and some inspiration. I am not very go at these because I can never think of a film watch a few but can never remember there name. So when I saw this image from Doctor Digi House of Stamps called Slam Dunk Duncan  It was easy peesy as i remember watching a film that was not a funny as it should have been. Lol. Called Slam Dunk Ernest

I have coloured it with my promarkers and used one of my new dies from Joanna Sheen. The ribbon and the Dp has been in my stash forever

So I hope that you like and maybe saw the film I love the image but not too sure about the film.

Hope you can come join us in the challenge cant wait to see what film you have been watching.

Thanks for popping  and have a great weekend.

Show Us Some Love at Crafty Sentiments

Good afternoon I am a little late with my DT card for Crafty Sentiments where is the week going. It will be Easter and warmer weather before we can blink at this rate. Warmer weather I cant wait for.

Well yesterday saw the start of a fab new challenge again at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS and this week we would like to see some LOVE on your creations

Did you enjoy the sneak peeps we did of the new stamps if you missed them then checkout the Inspiration blog as each day one of the projects will be featured along with details of how they where made.

Well back to the challenge the fab prize on offer to one luck person is 

just think you could get 2 of the fab stamps with this

So now let me show you my little card. 

I did a circle step card using Two Hearts coloured with my promarkers

I used some DP from my scrap pile pearls from meiflower, heart is a marianne die and some punched leaves. Ribbon is organza with some papermania glitter narrow ribbon. Flowers are from stash

So thats my card hope you like I enjoyed making it. So thanks for  popping by and why not hop on over and checkout the teams creations and show them some love.

Also today see the start of a new challenge a Divas which is 

Make it sparkle 

maybe you could combine the 2 challenges.

challenges are

Crafty Catz - Colour Challenge

Good evening i am here to share with you my DT card for Crafty Catz. This week it is Christines turn to pick the theme and she has come up with a colour theme.

So lets see creations with the colours of

GREEN, CREAM and 1 OTHER

Our sponsor this week is 

so onto my card I used a stamp from papermania which i had bought for me as a present (thanks Carol)


I used Pink as my extra colour and my base card is cream. I stamped directly onto the card and coloured the image with my promarkers. Added a few pink gems to finish it off. Embossed a line frame round for a CAS look. This isnt my usual style but enjoyed making it.
Thanks for popping by and hope to see you over at the challenge blog.

Time for a Recipe at CRAFT

Good evening I am here this evening with a quick post to share my DT card for CRAFT. We have a fab challenge for you this week A RECIPE to follow

 Yet again we have some fabulous sponsors with amazing prizes for our winners. 

These are

Crimson Cloud  

DRS Designs  

Crafty Ribbons

My Creative Classroom

So onto my card using a image from DRS Designs called Daffodil butterfly circle

I have used my promarkers to colour and my dies are cut circle and spellbinders scallop circle

Satin ribbon from stash, pearls from meiflower coloured with my promarkers

There is lots of glitter on the butterfly and also round the edge of the printed circle which i am not sure it have been caught on the picture, DP is from my stash and must be about at least 5 years old

Well that is my card hope you like and maybe you will get some time to join us, I do hope so.

Dont forget to pop along and checkout the rest of the girls creations and leave some love.

Thanks for popping by and i will be back tomorrow with another card for you.

Sneak Peep DAY 2 at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS New Release

Good morning are you ready for another sneak peep

Hi I am here today to show you a sneak peep of one of our fab new stamps being released on the 22nd of this month at CRAFTY SENTIMENTS. Head on over to the INSPIRATIONAL BLOG to see what the team have produced with the new stamps which are being snow cased over 3 days and today is day 2 so if you missed yesterdays then have a peeps and catch them. For my creation I have used the new stamp JUST FOR YOU and made a fab bag to hold some yummy chocolates.

Hi I have taken inspiration from my team mate Celine I guess you could say I Challenges

 her last months release here a stunning bag so here is mine.

This is the finished bag

So this is how I made my bag and the products I have used. 

The base is a 7cm box base made with a 3cm scored wall

Then I cut a sheet of vellum to measure 15cms x 30cms and with double sided tape i stuck the vellum to the base along the long side and up as in the picture below

I then coloured my image with my promarkers and cut it out here is a close up of it on the bag

Below i then got all the elements I needed to decorate the bag. some pink gingham ribbon , 2 small scallop circles, 1 xcut oval, 1 Tiffany frame from memory box & flowers from wild orchid

I folded the circles in half and glued to the top as the close and punched 2 holes in each which then is threaded with the satin ribbon and tied into a bow. I mounted the frame onto the oval which had been embossed with birds and swirls cuttlebug folder. I placed the image onto the right hand side and arranged the flowers on the left. Before adding this to the bag I attached the gingham ribbon to the base. Then placed the Image and frame to the centre of the bag to finish. All is left was to fill it with some yummy chocolates.
challenges
penny paper crafty - lots of layers
all crafts challenge - anything but a card
craft your passion - girlie
Lexi s creation - monochrone
trimboscrapmania - monochrone
2sister=embossing

Show Us your Rubber Stamps at Divas by design

Hello i am here to share my DT card for Divas By Design. 

This week we would like to see RUBBER STAMPS ONLY 

yes sorry that means no digi images allowed.

We are sponsored this week by 

So I am sharing with you a card i made with one of my christmas stamps from Lili of the valley. 

I used my Promarkers and lots of glitter for this one and think this will be one I wil reach for time and time again. The DP is from First edition and I used my spellbinder dies for the flowers on pearl and white glitter card Brown card to make the layers and ribbon is from a local shop. Pearls are Mei flowers and the snowflake is a Savvy die. 

Well i hope that you will dig out those rubber stamps and come and join the rest of us. I f you need more inspiration pop over to the challenge blog and checkout the rest of the teams amazing creations.

Thanks for popping by and i will be back  later with not 1 ut 2 cards my Craft DT card and my SNEAKY PEEP of Crafty Sentiments

challenges i would like to enter this card into are

ABC Christmas challenge - diecuts
addicted to stamps - holiday
dig stamps 4joy - diecuts
Paper shelter - punches & dies
penny paper crafty - lots of layers
Holly Jolly christmas - snow

luara loves prom dress book for reference

Laura Love

Hi Stampers! Today I have created a Faux Book Card or sometimes known as a Book Shadow Box. This is the first time I have ever created one of these and I love how it turned out :) 

If you want to create a Faux Book here are the instructions:

Cut the cardstock for your cover at 5 1/4" x 9 1/2" and then score it at 4 1/4" and 5 1/4"

The Designer Paper for the cover is cut at 4" x 5" 

The Designer Paper for the Spine and inside spine is cut at 3/4" x 5"

To create your book pages you will need to cut:

2 cardstock pieces that measure 4" x 10"

2 cardstock pieces that measure 5" x 10"

You are going to score all four of these every 1/2" to the very end.

To create the book pages - take each piece and accordion fold these back and forth - be sure

to use your bone folder between each fold to get nice, crisp folds.

After you have the piece all folded - sponge the edges with ink if you wish.

Then take one long piece and one short piece and "marry" them so they make a right angle, 

sliding them together so the pages alternate. Glue the outside flaps to hold the pages in place.

Add the other long and short end to create your book pages, gluing each outside flap together

until you have a full rectangle. 

Place your decorated insert onto the inside back cover and then glue your book pages over it.

To create the decorated top of the pages, just cut strips of cardstock and punch one edge.

Glue down on top of the book pages, miter the corners of the two top strips in you wish.

Then just decorate as you want!