Little Carmen - Juli Spiri freebie event sponsor

Good day today I bring you a card made with this cutie Little Carmen by Julia Spiri.

Isnt she adorable. Want to get your hands on it well she is a freebie.

Yes free part of the event run by Alyce at Kit & Clowder on facebook sponsored by Julia Spiri.

So what you waiting for head on over to the Facebook page and checkout the event for details on how you can pick her up.

Dont forget to share her with us at Julia Spiri Stamps Facebook page

Not only the event but you could enter her into our challenge

Anything goes (optional twist Tic Tac Toe)

I have coloured her with my Promarkers

Die is a spellinder on black card edges have been embossed with a Fiskers texture plate pebbles and waxed with copper.

Ribbon and Dp from my stash Pearls to finish.

A simple layout but wanted to show off the image 

The die reminded me of a Fan.

Well i do hope that you will pop along and checkout the event.

Look forward to seeing your makes with this adorable image.

Thanks for popping by

challenges

Cardz 4 Galz 2W,3E #33 Use At Least One Die 

Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts W,2E,C8 #163 Anything Goes

I love Promarkers -2W, 3E - Must use Promarkers - #319  Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - W, F -  Always Anything Goes

Creates and Makes M, 3E, last Tue - Anything Goes with optional: Use a Die

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge -Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - 2W,2E (must contain hand coloring) - Anything Goes 

#342 Crafty Catz - All Tied Up

Good morning today i bring you 2 yes 2 posted but the 2nd will be at mid day.

My first post is for Crafty Catz and this week it is Jacs turn to host our challenge. 

So what does she have for us this week.

ALL TIED UP

so this could be Ribbon Twine or even think outside the box with maybe a wedding card.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

CRAFTY RIBBONS

please checkout their store some awesome ribbons to be had.

Now for my card I have made a Special Birthday card and used some twine for my Tied up challenge.

This is a large 8x8inch card using this awesome image by Mo Manning. Isnt he a cutie.

Image coloured with Promarkers

Dp is from a old pad but I liked the papers as I thought they had a edge to go with the tough guy in the picture. DP is is Scrappychic.

Cuttlebug Birthday embossing folder on the Dp.

Little shaker embellishments from a local shop

Gems from Mi Flower

Happy birthday is chipboard that i have added embossing powder and the 1st is from a die by My Favorite Things cut several times and then heat embossed to give a metal effect.

Twine from stash

Well hopefully this has got to the little chaps Grandma this morning as his big day is fastly approaching. So Happy Birthday Jacob.

Thanks for popping by and dont forget to pop back later as my card features a new image that you can get free and she is a beauty.

challenges i would like to enter this card into are

Catch the bug - sketch

• Bronte & Bella's Challenge (Mo's Digital Pencil) M,1st Thurs,1E,SIR Always Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges 2W,3E #26 Happy Birthday
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Seize The Birthday 2W  Birthday + Anything Goes 
• Through the Purple Haze 2W, E3, C10 #110 Birthday
• Addicted to Stamps 2W  Must include Stamping (no precolored digi's) #133 Embossing wet or dry + a Stamp 
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Cardmakers - 2W, C15 - (Week 2) Birthdays
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - W, F -  Always Anything Goes

Craft Challenge - Tri Fold card with Tag

Good morning well time for a new challenge at Craft and this week we are making

TRI FOLD CARDS WITH A TAG

if you are not sure how to make here is a link to a tutorial HERE

We are sponsored this week by PINK GEM DESIGNS

please checkout their store they have some fabulous images and papers.

So I have used these cute mice from the store HERE

This is the card with the tag inserted

This is a picture of the tag at the side

Ingredients for this is

Promarkers

Dovecraft DP, White Snowflake satin card and Glitter card

Dies are Marrianne, My favorite Things, Savvy and Quickutz

Woodware fluffy stuff for the trees and fibres for the tag

Well hope you like this is my 1st trifold with tag what do you think

Now it is over to you hope you will come and join us again this week would love to see what you do with this style of card.

Thanks for popping by

challenges

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 Always Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - 2W, Christmas -  U is for Under the Pile   

Crafting By Designs - W, F, 3E - Add a sentiment

My Time to Craft 2W  #331 Fancy Folds (W1 of 2)

I love Promarkers -2W, 3E - Must use Promarkers - #319  Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - W, F -  Always Anything Goes

The Pencil Case 2W, E2  #30 Anything Goes  (W1 of 2)

Crafting When We Can - 2W, 2E, C5 -  #129 Christmas Comes Early 

Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3, F - (Week 1) Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise 2W, E3, Must be Christmas/winter themed  #30 - Anything Goes with optional theme of Twist of the Seasons 

Inky Chicks 3W, 3E, cards & altered items - #73 - Animals 

House of Cards - - (October) Gatefold Card and/or Colors

Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Catz #341 - ANYTHING GOES with a optional......

Happy Friday well the weekend is round the corner do you have anything special on.

Today i am bring you a new challenge DT card for CRAFTY CATZ

this week we have a easy one for you so hope you will all come and play along

ANYTHING GOES

now we also have a option if you wish to play along with the team

Add More than 1 fold

Our sponsor for this challenge is

Time For Tea

I have made a Diamond fold card as it uses a few folds,

 here is a side view to show the folds

I have used Bubbles which you can purchase from the shop HERE

Image coloured with promarkers

glitter added to the bubbles

Hearts dies to reflect the bubbles are Nellies and Die Lights and Sizzix Time holts leaf die

DP is First Edition Dessert Bloom

Pearls, Flowers and Ribbon from stash

Well thats my card If you are going to try this fold I would suggest you use either thin card or a heavy weight DP as the folds dont like the thich card it doesnt lie straight

Well thanks for popping by and have a brilliant weekend

challenges

• 4 Crafty Chicks W #319 Die Cuts
• Aud Sentiments Challenge 2W,E5  #165 Anything Goes + A Sentiment
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday W,C5 #446 Anything goes!
• Catch The Bug  W,3E,SIO  Anything Goes
• The Ribbon Girls - 2W, must use ribbon, must be a card – Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity - 2W, JFF - (Week 1) Special Card Shape
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes
• Sunny Day Crafting - W - #17 Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner -  W, E2 -  #92 Die cuts/punches
• I love Promarkers -2W, 3E - Must use Promarkers - #319  Anything Goes 
• Inspiration Destination - W, F -  Always Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon - W - #362 Purple, Orange and Green
• The Crafty Addicts 2W, 3E,  #26 - Anything Goes/

Craft Challenge #384 - Inspirational Picture

Morning Thursday and time for a new challenge at Craft this week we have a Inspirational Picture.

Take what you want from the picture this could be the subject or the colours.

Maybe something else springs to mind but come and join us .

Sponsors for this challenge that allowed the team to work with there images are

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More

and

 All Dressed Up!

Here is my project i have made a Tag. Something i dont do too often.

The sentiment and image is from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and more

Image coloured with promarkers

Dies are Sizzix Tim Holts Thinlets

Seam binding, Corner Punch and some pearls

DP is all from my oddments box(great way to use up those bits of papers)

Well as you can see I took the foliage from the picture and the Autumn theme.

I wonder what you will take. 

Dont forget to share it with us over at the blog HERE

Now pop along and see what the team has come up with.

Thanks for popping by see you all tomorrow with a new Crafty Catz challenge

challenges I am entering are

• 4 Crafty Chicks W #319 Die Cuts
• Aud Sentiments Challenge 2W,E5  #165 Anything Goes + A Sentiment 
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts W,2E,C8 #162 Thankful Thoughts
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs - W, F, 3E - October Anything Goes
• I love Promarkers -2W, 3E - Must use Promarkers - #319  Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - W, F -  Always Anything Goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2nd and 4th Wed, 3E - Fall Harvest
• Colouring in Scrapland - M, 1st Monday, E2, No digital colouring - (October) Autumn
• Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - (Week 2) Autumn
• he Crazy Challenge - 2W, 4E - (Week 2) Autumn 
• Come and Get It - W, 3E - Welcome Autumn

Julia Spiri Stamps challenge ANYTHING GOES / Tic Tac Toe

Good morning wow that month went quickly. 

 It is time for a new challenge at JULIA SPIRI STAMPS and this month as always we are ANYTHING GOES but if you would like a extra challenge that the Design team has followed then why not do our twist

TIC TAC TOE

So as i said the team has followed the Twist and i have gone with the line

RED, IMAGE, BUTTONS/PEARLS

Image I have used is Mushroom House available from the shop HERE

Coloured with promarkers and Lyra Pencils

DP is Papermania Nordic Christmas collection 

Die is a Joy Crafts

Twine and a wooden button with some pearls in the top corner.

Kraft base card and Kraft for matting

Well thats my card 

Now head over to the challenge blog and checkout the rest of the team and see what line they have followed. i know that at least one has completed the whole square.

Here are the links to find Julias work and I hope to see your link in the challenge.

Bye for now

Esty Shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliaSpiri

Challenge Blog

http://juliaspirichallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

FB Fan Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stampsbyjuliaspiri/

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/JuliaSpiriArt/

Julia Spiri on Pinterest

https://www.pinterest.com/fotosgraciosas/

Julia Spiri on Google+

google.com/+JuliaSpiri

Challenges

Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes

• Creates and Makes M, 3E, last Tue - Anything Goes with optional: Use a Die
• Sunny Day Crafting - W - #17 Anything Goes- TOP PICK
• Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- Always Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts 2W, 3E,  #25 - Anything Goes/Patterned Paper 
• Artbymiran Challenge - 2W , SIO, 3E, no digital projects - No.68 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes (21st oct)
• Creative Fingers -  2W , 3E, No totally digital projects - No.117 - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
• Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 37 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes
• Crafting from the heart -atg

#340 Crafty Catz Challenge Birds og a Feather

Hi running a little late this week please forgive me.

Today starts a new challenge at crafty catz  Birds of a Feather

We also have announced our new GDT for the next 3 months 

We are sponsored this week by Bugaboo

So here is my card using a cool looking Bird dont you think

Image is Birthday Bird 2 available here

Coloured with promarkers

Dp is all old and is papermania and hot off the press

Candy dots and some awesome Ribbon from stash

Well i am hoping you will come and play along with us again this week

Look forward to seeing your name in the Linky

Bye for now

challenge

Bugaboo saturday challenge photo inspiration (went with the colours)

• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 218 - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers -  2W , 3E, No totally digital projects - No.117 - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes
• Just Add Ink – W, - No.331 - Just Add Wings
• Simply Create Too - 2W - No.119 - (W1 of 2) - Black + One Other Color(yellow)
• Craft Rocket Challenges 2W,3E #25 Ribbon &/or Lace 
• Crafty Ribbons W,must include ribbon #169 Ribbon Or Lace
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges 2W,1E,SIO Always Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #98 Always Anything Goes - Twist- 2 Patterns (Week 1 of 2) 
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- Always Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread 2W, E3, no digital projects Always Anything Goes 
• Passion For Promarkers Challenge W - must use promarkers - #365 Spots and/or Stripes - top five

A Girl Knows how to Shop. Julia Spiri Inspiration card

Good afternoon I am here today to share with you a card using another of Julia Spiri 's stunning images.This one is for all you Girls that love to Shop.

This is using one of Julia older images and you can purchase it from the shop HERE. 

Oh which your there checkout the new collection. Did you like dressing up dols when you where young if this will bring back memories

Image coloured with promarkers and distress inks

Diecut clothing from papermania

DP is from a very very old pad sorry the cover is missing but if you know it shout out please.

Ribbons from stash

Sentiment is called Born to Shop

Base card and layers cut with Quickutz die

I do hope she has got some bargins and maybe some crafting supplies too.

What do you think is in the bags.

Now dont forget our challenge has just 1 day left but as we are an ANYTHING GOES challenge I am sure there is still time for you to enter something

Here are the links so places where you can see Julias work

Esty Shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliaSpiri

Challenge Blog

http://juliaspirichallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

FB Fan Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stampsbyjuliaspiri/

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/JuliaSpiriArt/

Julia Spiri on Pinterest

https://www.pinterest.com/fotosgraciosas/

Julia Spiri on Google+

google.com/+JuliaSpiri

Thanks for popping by and have a great weekend

challenges entered

Craft Rocket Challenges 2W,3E #25 Ribbon &/or Lace 

• Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes
• Crafty Ribbons W,must include ribbon #169 Ribbon Or Lace
• Star Stampz Challenge 2W,3E,SIO Layer It Up 
• Creates and Makes M, 3E, last Tue - Anything Goes with optional: Use a Die
• The Crafty Addicts 2W, 3E,  #25 - Anything Goes/Patterned Paper
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #39 - Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes

Fantasy Challenge at CRAFT

Good morning and time for a new challenge at CRAFT.

This weeks challenge is Fantasy

So lets see what you come up with I am expecting lots of Fairies.

Our sponsors that have allowed the team to play with some of their images and donated prizes are

 Bugaboo Stamps and Scrappers Delight

So before you head on over to the challenge blog to checkout the amazing samples here is my card using this amazing image from Scrappers Delight called Moonlight Serenade

Image has been coloured with promarkers and the background has been done with ink and chalk. 

The edges of the image has been embossed with embossing powder.

 I have also used the same powder on the diecut wording and also the chipboard which was part of my birthday present from a dear friend. 

Wild orchid flowers tinted with Distressed ink and glittered embossing powder heated onto them for a vintage feel. Lace from stash and pearls and gems.

DP is papermania and glitter card

Hope you like wasnt sure what sentiment to add so just added wonderful as he looks like that is how he feels.

Well over to you now hope to see you all joining in.

Thanks for popping by and see you all tomorrow for another DT card,

challenges

• 4 Crafty Chicks W #318 Anything Goes & Crazy Egg
• Craft Rocket Challenges 2W,3E #25 Ribbon &/or Lace 
• Crafty Ribbons W,must include ribbon #169 Ribbon Or Lace
• Star Stampz Challenge 2W,3E,SIO Layer It Up 
• Crafty Gals Corner -  W, E2 -  #91 Anything goes
• Fresh Brewed Designs - M, 1st Wed 5E - Animals  
• I love Promarkers -2W, 3E - Must use Promarkers - #318 Flowers/Nature 
• Inspiration Destination - W, F- Always Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp - W, 5E - Anything Goes
• Creates and Makes M, 3E, last Tue - Anything Goes with optional: Use a Die
• Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E - Always Anything Goes
• Fantasy Crafters (M, P15, Fantasy) #3 - Anything Fantasy Goes
• Sparkles Forum Challenges (M, P15, 3E) #84 - Real Lace and Pearls
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge (M, P15, E3, F, must be on DT) Always Anything Goes 
• Creative inspirations - Bingo (Buttons flowers dots)