Candy Winners!

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm just popping on here to announce the two lucky winners of my blogoversary candy...but before I do that, I'd like to say thank you to everybody who took the time to enter and leave me a lovely comment, I'm just sorry that I can't send you all a little something!

Anyway...I used good old Random.Org to choose the winners...and they are as follows:

Winner of the 'Brights' package:

#74 is Beth F

 and the winner of the 'Pastels' package:

#42 is Nikki C

Congratulations to both winners!

 Please could you both email me (helenbrammer@hotmail.com) with your full postal addresses by 8pm BST next Saturday (5th October) to claim your prizes. If I do not hear from you by then, I will draw another winner.

 

It's Candy Time!

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My little blog is five years old today (September 3rd)...so I've put some candy together to celebrate! Since I haven't offered any candy in ages...and as a thank you to all of you who take the time to visit and comment on my blog...I have two packages of sweet candy to give away...one bright and one pastel...so that means two lucky winners!

Here's a close-up of what's in each candy:

Brights:

Bo Bunny 'Bold & Bright' Double Dot 6x6 Paper Pad

Lili of the Valley 'Summer Days' Unmounted Stamp

Pack of 50 mixed 'Tea Roses' from Wild Orchid Crafts

5 rolls American Crafts Twine

Pastels:

Bo Bunny 'Soft Shades' Double Dot 6x6 Paper Pad

Lili of the Valley 'Happy Together' Unmounted Stamp

 Pack of 50 mixed 'Tea Roses' from Wild Orchid Crafts

5 rolls American Crafts Twine

So...if you'd like to be in with a chance of winning one of the candy packages, here's what you need to do:

• Pop a photo of my candy in the sidebar on your blog with a link back here to help spread the word
• Leave your details in the linky below

That's it...the candy closes at 8pm (BST) on Saturday 28th September 2013...and I'll announce the two random winners the following day.

Merriest Wishes

I have another Christmas card to share today...a quick and simple number inspired by this week's Less is More 'Felt or Fabric' challenge. I cut the snowflake from felt using my Cuttlebug 'Ice Crystal' die...adding a button threaded with twine, and some satin ribbon. The sentiment is from the 'Merriest Wishes' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this card:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - Bingo (Buttons - Sentiment - Die Cuts) 
• Fab 'N Funky - Button It Up
• Holly Jolly Christmas - Buttons
• Less is More - Felt/Fabric
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes

PS - my candy closes tomorrow night...click the photo below to enter if you haven't already.

Stocking Bunnies

I have another card for our current ABC Christmas Challenge today...where the theme is:

'S is for Stocking and/or Sketch'

We have a wonderful sponsor for this challenge:

Meljens Designs:

Prize - 4 images of the winner's choice!

I've used stockings and a sketch again...this time the image is 'Christmas Bunnies - Stockings' by Lili of the Valley, and the sketch I followed is from Sweet Sunday Sketch. The papers are from the 'Christmas in the Country' pad by Papermania...I added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The twine is from the Ribbon Girls, and the button is from my stash.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Allsorts - Button Up
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Stamp, Stamp, Stamp
• Creative Card Crew - Christmas
• Delightful - Buttons & Bows
• Sweet Sunday Sketch - Sketch #193

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Teddy Bouquet

I have another birthday card to share today...this one's a bit more girly, and uses an old Lili f the Valley stamp called 'Teddy Bouquet', and some papers from the 'My Girl' pad by American Crafts. I distressed the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons, and the little sentiment is from the 'Fabulous set' by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafter's Cafe - Flowers
• Crafty Ribbons - Anyhing Goes with Ribbon
• Creative Craft - Ribbon
• Papercrafting Journey - Flowers
• Ready Teddy Go - Summer Days
• Totally Gorjuss - Dotty

PS  -I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo below to find out more:

Pile It On! Challenge - Cool or Warm Colours

This week at Pile It On! we're asking you to use either:

'Cool or Warm Colours'

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

The Paper Nest

(Will update with prize info as soon as I find out what it is!)

I decided to go with 'Warm' colours, and chose papers from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper. The image is 'Party Pup' by Whipper Snapper (coloured usng watercolour pencils). I distressed the edges of everything a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The twine is from the Ribbon Girls.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Cool or Warm Colours (Warm)
• Cards fr Men - String or Twine
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
• Cutie Pie - For the Boys
• Hiding in my Craft Room - Lots of Layers
• Penny's Paper Crafting - Two or More Papers
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Squirrel & the Fox - Happy Birthday
• Stamp & Create - Birthdays
• Totally Papercrafts - Happy Birthday Baby
• Whimsy Inspires- Masculine

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

PS - I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo below to find out more:

Boo Boo Bear

Today's card is another quick and simple one layer number...this time I've used a Whipper Snapper stamp called 'Boo Boo Bear' and a sentiment by Personal Impressions.

Challenges for this card:

• Addicted to CAS - Get Well Soon
• Crafty Calendar - Bears
• Creative Inspirations - CAS
• Kaboodles Doodles - ANything but Square
• Less is More - One Layer Card & Get Well Soon

PS - I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo to find out more:

ABC Christmas Challenge - S is for...

We have a new challenge for you over at the ABC Christmas Challenge today. Lols is the host, and the theme is:

'S is for Stocking and/or Sketch'

We have a wonderful sponsor for this challenge:

Meljens Designs:

Prize - 4 images of the winner's choice!

I used both Stockings and a Sketch for my card...using an image by Penny Black called 'Joy Filled Stockings' and some washi tape (from Hobbycraft and Freckled Fawn).

The sketch I followed is from Stamp with Fun:

I'm also entering this card into th following challenges:

• 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Red, White & Kraft
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards  - Anything Goes
• Crimbo Crackers - Quick & Easy
• Stamp with Fun - Sketch

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

PS - I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo below to find out more:

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Dies/Punches

We have a new challenge starting today over at Oldie but a Goodie, and this fortnight our theme is:

'Punches or Dies'

We have a fabulous sponsor for this challenge, with an amazing prize for the lucky winner:

Tonic have Christmas all wrapped up with their brand new Christmas Verso Die Range! Compatible with all leading die cutting machines, these are versatile the dies that you can use all year round to create both Christmas AND everyday cards. 

The prize is:

3 x Verso Christmas Die Sets– Decorative Bow Rings, Decorative Holly Rings and Decorative Wreath Rings

2 x Christmas Sentiment Die Sets - ‘Peace, love, joy’, ‘Let it Snow’, ‘Deck the Halls’ ‘Oh Holy Night’, ‘Noel’ & ‘Jingle Bells’

These dies sold out on launch last week but we have a full set (worth £99) for one lucky winner, so get crafting!

Wowee - I wish I could enter!

Ok, so on to my project...I used some scraps of very old BasicGrey papers (from two pads - 'Lemonade' & 'Hopscotch') and a new die ('Madeleine' by Memory Box) to make a set of notecarrds to give as a gift.

I used 4 inch kraft card blanks (from Hobbycraft), and simply inked around the edges of the die cut pieces (using 'Brushed Corduroy' Distress Ink) before sticking them down, and adding a sentiment from an old CCSR set by Papermania. These were so quick to make...I made a dozen in total:

I'm also entering these notecards into the following challenges:

• BasicGrey - Anything Goes ('Lemonade' & Hopscotch' papers) 
• Crafty Cardmakers - Winged Things 
• Hiding in my Craft Room - Scraps
• Love to Create - Clean & Simple
• Penny's Paper Crafting - Anything Goes
• That Craft Place - Things wth Wings

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Oldie but a Goodie Challenge.

PS - I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo below to find out more:

Little Acorn

I was busy working at the weekend, but I couldn't resist sneaking in a couple of CAS cards for a few challenges once I'd got all my DT things for the week done ;0) The first one uses a Lili of the Valley stamp called 'Little Acorn' and a sentiment from a set by Art Impresions to make a new baby card. I didn't have much time...so kept it really simple, a one layer card with the image coloured using watercolour pencils.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Baby, Baby
• CAS on Sunday - Oh Baby
• Crafter's Cafe - No Designer Paper
• Crafty Little Fairies - New Baby
• Delightful - New Beginnings
• Loves Rubber Stamps - Sentiment on the Front

PS - I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo below to find out more:

Autumnal Splatters

I have a couple of inky cards to show you today inspired by the autumnal colour combination over at Less is More of 'Dark Green & Rust'. I used 'Forest Moss' and a mixture of 'Spiced Marmalade' and 'Fired Brick' Distress Inks for the colours. I started by pressing my inkpads on to acrylic blocks, then watering down the ink a little, so that I could splatter it across some white card to create a background - I picked up the ink using an old paintbrush. I also did the same on a couple of Memory Box 'Darla Butterfly' die cuts...then inked over everything using 'Old Paper' (to take the edge of the white), and then around the very edges using 'Brushed Corduroy'. The sentiment stmp is from the 'Fabulous' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for these cards:

• Allsorts - Butterflies
• Crafty Bloggers Network - Things with Wings
• Creative Card Crew - Things with Wings
• Flutterby Wednesdays - Autumn Colours
• Less is More - Dark Green & Rust

PS - I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo below to find out more:

Mistletoe & Mice

I have a Christmas card to share today...using a Stampavie stamp by Gillian Roberts called 'Mistletoe & Mice'. I coloured the image using watercoour pencils to match the Echo Park 'Winter Wishes' papers. I distressed the edges of the papers, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from a set by Lili of the Valley, and the snowflakes were cut using Cuttlebug and Marianne Designs dies.

Challenges for this card:

• C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Layers
• Crafty Little Fairies - Cute & Cuddly Critters
• Sparkles Christmas - Non-traditional Colours

PS - I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo below for all the info:

Pile It On! Challenge - Tic-Tac-Toe

This week at Pile It On! we're playing:

'Tic-Tac-Toe'

Simply choose a row, column or even go diagonal if you like, and be sure to include those items on your project.

Our sponsor this week is Simply Betty:

Prize - a $10 Gift Certificate to spend at Simply Betty!

I picked the top row (Patterned Paper - Metal - For a Child) and used one of my oldest (but still most favourite stamps) Birthday Dog' by Penny Black. I coloured her (I usually think of Birthday Dog as a 'him', but I had some new pretty papers that I wanted to use!) using watercolour pencils to match the 'New Bloom' papers (from First Edition). I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and  black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Critter Party' set by Penny Black, the ribbon is from Poppicrafts, the bradsare BasicGrey, the flower and button are from my stash, and the twine is by Dovecraft.

Here are the challenges I piled on:

• Pile It On! - Tic-Tac-Toe (Patterned Paper-Metal-For a Child)
• CCEE Stampers - Birthday Cards
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
• Crafting for All Seasons - For a Child
• Crafty Little Fairies - Cute & Cuddly
• Crafty Ribbons - Anything with Ribbon Goes
• Crazy4Challenges - Buttons & Bows
• Everybody Art - Happy Birthday
• Inky Chicks - Stitching
• Penny's Paper Crafting - Spooled Items (Ribbon & Twine)
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Favourite Stamp/Inks
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Animal Antics
• Stamp & Create - Birthdays
• Stamping with the Dragon - Buttons & Bows
• Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes 
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch #222:

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

PS - I have candy on offer at the moment...click the photo below to find out more: