Crafty Catz DT Black plus one

Good morning it is my turn to host the challenge at Crafty Catz and i have picked a colour challenge for you all to follow. Just the one colour to add plus a compulsory colour of Black.

So Black plus one colour you are allowed to use skin and hair colour and you can use white as your colour or not. I though with halloween that the black would fit but then again alot of classic black and white or use a splash of colour. It is up to you.

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Stamping Boutique 

So onto my card I made this for a neighbour as an order she tends to like black and white cards,

I have made a sentiment card using a Inkydoodle stamp which I heat embossed and added some glitter on some of the letters. Used a cuttlebug Birds and swirls folder and a creative expressions lattice folder. The strip accross the middle is a tonic punch and a nice big satin bow to finish.

Well I hope you like my card and can come and join us again this week.

Have a great weekend yeepee it is weekend i am hoping for a lie in this weekend i really need it.

Bye for now
Anything goes with a twist - ATG /Sparkle shimmer
sister art challenge = ATG
stamploration - stamp & embossing
Really Reasonableribbon -ATG with ribbon
milk coffee  challenge - lots of layers
southern girls challenge - wordy
crafty cardmakers - sentiment as main focus
melonheadz friends - lots layers
creative card crew - black cardstock

We're Cooking Up A CRAFT Challenge

Good morning hope your well today being Thursday and nearly weekend brings another fab challenge for you at CRAFT and this week we are doing some cooking with a RECIPE. Yes just follow the Ingredients and submit your creation.

If you are one of or lucky winners you will win something from our fabulous sponsors

Meljen's Designs

Doctor Digi House of Stamps

LEJ Designs

Yours and Mine Papercrafts

One of the perks of being on the team is you get to pick an image from one of our sponsors (fancy being able to do this yourself then why not try out for our DT Call there is still time)

I have used a image from Meljens Designs  called BIG SWEATER KID

 close of the great image i think this could be for any occassion dont you not just christmas

Image coloured with promarkers, My shapes are square and rectangle, Papers are Dovecraft, Silver mirri card,  4 Snowflake with 4 gems are my embellishments. I added a diecut snow mobile which is been cut out of some Red Glitter card and i just add to use some Blue ribbon as I lovemy ribbons.

Well now it is your turn to get cooking in your Craft room and let us taste your fab creations.

Have a great day doing whatever you have planned and I will be back tomorrow with another Crafty Catz creation.  Thanks for popping bye I appreciate your visit.

challenge

MilkCoffe challenge - lots of layers

christmas at sweet craftin - snowflakes

fab n funky - christmas

I love promarkers = snowflakes

penny paper crafts - anything goes

whimsey inspirations - ATG

deep ocean challenge - christmas

Anything Goes - Inky Impression GDT

Good evening I recently won a challenge at Inky Impressions along with 4 fabulous images i won was also a GDT spot and today is the day. 

The challenge is a nice and easy one so hope that you will come and join us this week.

ANYTHING GOES

 close up of the image Cupcake Lili coloured with promarkers

Dp is from a freebie in a mag last year. Whisper sentiment stamp. Seam binding ribbon coloured with promarkers, Glitter on the corner die and the cake. Mirri card to mat the layers. Lace, buttons Doily and gem heart from stash.

Well I enjoyed colouring this image and they have a new release today some fabulous images well worth a peep.

I do hope that you wil come and play along you dont have to use one of their stamps but it would be great if you could. Thanks for popping by and i will be back tomorrow with my Craft challenge
challenges
4 crafty chicks - Happy Birthday
my heart pieces - buttons and ribbon
seize the birthday - birthday
craftying at the weekend - atg
kit & clowder - atg
crafty calender - pink sentiment buttons

Texture

Good morning this is the first of my posts today yes i will be posting another very shortly. But firstly let me share with you my DT card and details of DIVAS BY DESIGN. Yes it is the A Teams turn and our boss lady would like to see

TEXTURE

So you could have some embossing on your creation, some fabric, flowers, ribbons anything really that adds a bit of texture to your creations.
We are lucky to be sponsored by Magnolialicious this time

Now you dont have to us a magnolia stamp or papers but we would love it if you could.

 close up of the stamp coloured with my promarkers

 I dont tend to use many Magnolia stamps these days so had a dig round and found a old Christmas one from way back. So I looked at my papers and couldnt find what i wanted so decided that I would use my backing as my main texture. I used a cutlebug embossing folder then used my ink duster and memento Blue ink to shade the paper. I had stamped the Lamp post which is also a Magnolia from the same collection. Added glitter another texture and some gold liquid pears on the lamp. Layered it on some midnight blue glitter card and added some ribbon a sentiment from papermania and some foam glittered shapes.

So now it is your turn hope that you will come and play along again this week. Need some more inspiration then head over to the challenge blog there lots of different styles.

Thanks for popping by i will be back very shortly
challenges =
penny s paper crafty - ATG
christmas sweet stampin challenge - snowflakes
Deep ocean challenge - christmas
I love Promarkers - snowflakes
The crafty bloggers -christmas

Crafty Sentiments Holiday Sale

Morning folks hope you are all well just thought i would share some news. Crafty Sentiments store is having a holiday sale check it out HERE

Seasonal Autumn is the ticket at CRAFTY CATZ

Hello have you seen Crafty Catz host this week is the lovely Janette and she has just announced that she has been published in Making cards. way to go Janette. Well the theme of our challenge at CRAFTY CATZ is AUTUMN so lots of lovely colours. this could be colours or seasonal image or both anything that represents Autumn and we would love you to share with us.

We are sponsored this week by

with a great prize of

$15 GC for the FSS store

AND

challenge winner we will offer a free seat to any of our online workshops on the CCO website with a regular price of $25 or less. Winners have until the end of this year (2014) to claim their prize.

so onto my card which I have used a stamp from Sugar nellie  by elizabeth bell from many moons ago but always comes to mind when you mention Autumn

 close up of the stamp coloured with my promarkers

I have used my ink dusters for the background with my memento inks. I masked the image to create the background. Used a maple leaf punch and ribbon ,lace,pearls from my stash. The Dp is from a old dovecraft pad trying to use some of my old papers up.

Hope you like my card i must use some of my older stamps more often. Thanks for popping by and hope you will come and play along with us.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

A gem of a challenge - create a scene

crafting at the weekend- ATG

kit & Clowder - ATG

anything goes with a twist - ATG female

art by miran - atg

Docerela creations - autumn

sister art challenge - atg

wags n whiskers - fall colours

crafty little fairies - 1 designer paper
the sugar bowl challenge

Cheers to Christmas

Good evening sorry I have been missing. Had a busy week printer broke so been trying to find a decent one and been suffering with very bad headaches so have tried to leave my computer off a little. 

Well Thursday was the start of a new challenge at CRAFT and they are still running a DT call so still time to join us in both. We are celebrating CHRISTMAS .

We have another host of generous sponsors waiting to hand out prizes to our winners. They are

Sponsor 1: Flonzcraft

Sponsor 2:  Sassy Studio Designs

Sponsor 3: MilkCoffee Stamps

Sponsor 4: Fitztown

now onto my card using a i image from Milk Coffee Stamps called Tiffany Partying which you can find here which I believe you could use for many occasion

 close up of image

I have used my promarkers and the sentiments are all from a very old SeeD set from Papermania. The Dp is also very old and think is Dovecraft. Kept the layout simple to show off this fab image and just added the sentiments around  it with added matting of mirri card and a few pearls

Well hope that you have time to come and join our fun. You know it wont be long and we will be in the full swing of Christmas so will be good to get our christmas cards started.

Thanks for popping by and hope your enjoying the weekend.

Challenges I would love to enter this card into are

crafting at the weekend - ATG

kit and Clowder  - ATG

little claire designs - christmas

we dodoobadoo- christmas

Craftying from the heart - ATG

Crafty Bloggers network - christmas

Digi Make over - ATG

deep ocean challenge - christmas

holly jolly christmas - atg

digi choosday - Christmas

papertake weekly - ATG

passion for promarkers - fave colour combo (red & Black)

top tip tuesday - no traditional christmas

Everyone's Favorite at Crafty Sentiments

Good morning from a wet Manchester gosh i got socked this morning. 

Well to cheer us up Crafty Sentiments has our Favorite challenge

ANYTHING GOES

so no excuse not to join us and dont forget to read our rules to get more entries into our draw for this fab stamp

So quickly onto my card today using one of our older stamps which you can find if you click on the link behind its name.  Jasmin warm cuppa

A clean and simple layout with the stamp taking pride of place and i have computer generated the sentiment either side and put a line as if she was sitting on it.

Image coloured with Promarkers DP is Making memories Just Chillin Girl. I thought it was perfect to go with the title of the stamp. Few gems to bling it up. The green panel has been embossed with a spellbinders die but think you need to look real hard to see sorry. It is like a lattice fence.

Well do hope you like my card and it has inspired you to join us again this week.

Thanks for popping by and go checkout our lovely teams creations.

Bye for now
challenges
Artistic impression - ATG
cutie pie challenge - 3 of something (colours
house of cards - punch /dies (corner rounder punch and die to emboss green panel))
Love to Scrap - ATG
stamp & create  - fall & Autumn (colours)
Timbroscrapmania - fall is in the air (colours)
craft room challenge - seasonal colours
love rubber stamps - ATG
papertake weekly - ATG
passion for promarkers - fave colour combo (autumn)
shopping our stash - coloor combo

Sentimental Crafty Catz

Good afternoon well i have been for a good long walk with the dog to clear some cob webs. Been suffering with headaches so though it might help.

Well this week it the lovely Kim's turn to host our challenge over at Crafty Catz. She has been taking a little break from crafting so it is really great to have her back.

Kim has a great challenge

All Sentimental

so she would like to see a Sentiment on your creation to qualify for our fab prize from

BUGABOO

the winner will receive 7 images of their choice

So onto my card before you hop over and checkout the rest of the teams creations

I have used a image from our sponsor

I have kept my card simple with just a few dies from memory box and cheery lyn. Embossing folder is a Crafter's Companion satin ribbon and organza ribbon from Meiflower crafts along with a few of their clear gems. The sentiment panel from Bugaboo has been shaded with distressed inks and touches of glitter pen

You have till thursday lunch to come and join us i do hope we will see you over there. Also checkout our new GDT give her a warm welcome.

Thanks for popping enjoy the rest of your day.

challenges
art by miran - ATG
fussy & fancy - lots of pink
qkr - ATG
sister art cards - atg
delightful challenges - sentiment
crafting by design - atg

Embossing is the challenge at Craft

Good evening this week at CRAFT we have a technique for you. Dont run for the hills a nice easy one. We would like to see some

EMBOSSING

see not a hard one so get out those folders etc and come and play alone with us. We are still running our DT call we would love you to check it out and if it sounds likes something you fancy add your name to our link at the very top.

So this weeks sponsors are

Sponsor 1: Scrappers Delight

Prize is 3 images of choice from her shop.

Sponsor 2: Sami Stamps

Prize is a $12.00 Gift Certificate for her shop.

Sponsor 3: Craft Classes Online
(formerly My Creative Classroom)

! One lucky winner will receive a free seat to an online workshop valued at $25 or less.  

www.craftclassesonline.com

so now onto my card which I have used a image from one of our sponsors Scrappers Delights called Vampire Witch. OOh I have been watching True Blood Catchups on Sky lately and couldnt resist and with the Witching Season coming up this is such a fab image.

 close up of sponsors image coloured with promarkers

I havent used and DP on this and just used a fiskers embossing plate which i then added some glue and gliding flaked to show off the web. I added touched of gliding wax to the edges too. Some black & pale lilac organsiza ribbon with a nice big square jewlled button. The bats and cat was done with a Mc Gill punch that comes out this time of year. some pins coloured with my promarkers and the sentiment came with the image. Ijust love this image and think you might be seeing it again soon.

Thanks for popping by off to walk the dog and get tea. See you again very soon.

challenges
aud sentiments - halloween
the sailing pineapple - halloween
crafting for all seasons - to cute to spook
A littlebit crafty - boo
always something creative - halloween
bearly mine - halloween
cute as a button - halloween
emerald fairies - things with wings
ladybug crafts - halloween
scrappers delight - no DP anything goes
too cute ink - halloween
Ppinky - anything goes/girly
The cheerful stamp pad. - Halloween costumes

Welcome to the SPOOKY NEIGHBOURHOOD

Good morning on a fairly damp and dull day.

Which is perfect for this weeks challenge at DIVAS BY DESIGNS

Our challenge this week is

SPOOKY

yes that time of year again.

We have a super gift for you this week so why not come and join us.

Lots of inspiration on the team blog if your mojo got scared and ran for the hills after seeing my card.

DAY SHOT

Night Shot

close up of the image

This came about after seeing the sentiment at TLC on of there many freebies

I found this image by Laura Love at Oddball Arts and just had to buy. The house I am hanging my head in shame as I cant remember where I got it from. Sorry. Image coloured with promarkers touches of glitter distressed inks and used my dusters on the background. DP is from my stash.

Well my question is could I give this to the new neighbours would they think me weird we do live on The Wicheries.

Thanks for popping by and I do hope you can come and join in the fun with us again this week.
challenges
crafting for all seasons - too cute to spooky
crafters cafe - dies and punches
crafting by design - anything goes
fab n funky - halloween
Scrappers Delights - anything goes with No DP
Step in the dark - anything goes

Happy Birthday TO US

Good evening have you had a good day. It has been very busy here but I am here to share our Birthday. Yes it is CRAFTY CATZ BIRTHDAY  and we are 5 Years old so guess we should be going to school.

So our challenge this week is

BIRTHDAY

Because its our 5th Birthday we have FIVE fabulous  sponsors  and they are

Delicious Doodles  

4 images of winners choice

Crafty Ribbons

Marianne designs

A suprise gift 

CRAFTY SENTIEMNTS

prize 3 digital images

SAMI STAMPS

12$ gift card to the shop at www.samistamp.blogspot.com (that's equal to 3 images of  choice) to the winner. 

so two prizes  allocated for random org winners and three prizes for the chosen TOP 3

so now you know about our challenge and before you go checkout my talented team mates let me share my card. This is actually made for one of my team mates grandsons birthday this coming week.

Also i would also like to wish Ingrids daughter Chloe a Happy 1st Birthday for today.

So I have used a stamp from Crafty Sentiments called Let's play ball

I have kept this a very CAS card with just the image coloured with promarkers in Man United Colours and a football stamped and over stamped with a 2nd stamping round the edge. Computer generated sentiment.

Well that my card for your inspiration lots of more inspiration on our challenge blog with more sponsors images. Please do take a look.

I hope you will come and join us on our special week.

Thanks for popping by and have a wonderful weekend.

challenges

addited to stamps - for a boy man

the paper palayers - CAS

I love promarkers - numbers

inky impressions - anything goes

Miriam Crafting Blog - kids

Scrappers Delight Challenge - NO DP

Show Us Your Metal

Good morning I am here today to show you my DT card for CRAFT. This week our theme is 

SHOW US YOUR METAL/CHARMS

so let us see lots of metal and charms on your creations

Our fab sponsors this week that are kindly giving prizes to our winners and allowing the team to play with some goodies are

Sponsor 1: Kenny K Downloads

The prize is 5 digital stamps of choice from their shop.

Sponsor 2: Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Prize is 3 images of choice from her shop.

Sponsor 3: QKR Stampede

Company Bio:
Do you have a sense of humor? Are you looking for a cute stamp? Then, we are the company for you! QKR Stampede is the somewhat cute somewhat quirky rubber and digital stamp company. We Showcase the artwork of Ken Herrod, who had a unique, somewhat quirky style with lots of humor and character. You are sure to get a chuckle out of our stamps! We have been offering our unique stamps and supplies to the craft industry for over 15 years. At QKR Stampede our images are available as unmounted, natural red rubber stamps OR as digital stamps! If QKR Stampede Stamps aren't exactly what you are looking for, Don't miss out on the sister companies: Eureka Stamps,  Biblical Impressions Rubber Stamps, or the newest addition; Alluring Impressions.

The Prize is 5 Digital Images of choice.

Sponsor 4: Sunflowerfield



The prize is 

Sponsor for Top3: CraftsuPrint 

Prize is Craftsuprint's Premium Collection Downloadable CD worth £19.99

So now you have seen our fab sponsors details let me share my card using a ever so cute image from Lacy Sunshine Melanie and Benny Boo's Holy Night

 and a close up of the fab image from our sponsor coloured with my promarkers

I have distressed the edges and added gold liquid pearls around the image. The papers are from a pad with no name that i have had for at least 4 years but think maybe basic grey. hessin flower cut with a sizzix big die. leaf is a sue wilson and sentiment is seeD papermania from way way back. 

Well hope you like hey layout is very simple but the image is a large one.

I hope that you can come and join us and dont forget our DT call is still running we welcome all ages and all abilities so why not come and join us.

Thanks for popping by I will be back shortly with my Crafty Catz DT card

bunny zoes crafts - lace
crafty cardmakers - lace ribbon  pearls
dream valley - lace & ribbon
Eureka - vintage and distressed
Love to scrap - ATG
Timbroscrapmania - lace & Pearls

Christmas In September

Good morning have you been checking out the new release for Crafty Sentiments over at the Inspirational Blog. Well I am host for this weeks challenge over at the challenge blog and this fits into our new release perfectly.

CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER

so anything to do this Christmas is allowed and dont forget if you are a follower of the inspirational blog or use a item from Crafty Sentiments shop then you can add #3 after your name for extra entries #6 for both. 

So what can you win if you are the lucky one.

This fab stamp

so now let me share with you my card using "Warm Wishes" coloured with promarkers

I have used dies from Marianne, memory box & Joy. Snow is fluffy stuff and glitter. Sentiment is from a Seed set. Dovecraft and oddment of Design Paper. green pearls.

Hope you like my little card and can come and play with us you know it wont be long till Christmas is apon us so best get a start on them real soon.

Dont forget to checkout the fabulous creations the team has made for your inspiration and the new stamps will be in the shop tomorrow.

Thanks for popping by.
incy wincy designs - anything goes
love to scrap - anything goes
ppinkydolls - ATG