Sunday, 5 April 2015

Pile It On! Challenge - Dies and/or Punches

This week at the Pile It On! Challenge, we want to see you use your:

'Dies and/or Punches'

Our sponsor for this challenge is Doctor Digi's House of Stamps:
Prize - 2 digis of the winner's choice!

I've made this card for the daughter of a friend of mine who will be turning two at the end of next week...using a cute Lili of the Valley stamp called 'The Lost Balloon'...she has a 'bit of a thing' for bunnies...and it's perfect for combining with my Die-namics 'Balloons' die. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils to match the papers ('Bake a Cake' by Jennifer Ellory that came free with a craft magazine), and doodled some simple borders around everything using a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts, I used my Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet dies to cut the number '2', the twine is from the Ribbon Girls, and the brad (tethering the die cut balloons to the card) is by BasicGrey.


Here are the challenges I've piled on:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.
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Saturday, 4 April 2015

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Easter and/or Chocolate Brown

It's the first Saturday of the month...so that means it's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge...and this month the theme is:

'Easter and/or Chocolate Brown'

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Prize - a $20 voucher

I combined the Easter theme with the Chocolate Brown colour theme on my Easter treat bag. I used 'Bun Bun'...colouring the bunnies 'chocolate brown'...and papers from the 'Recollections' pad by Michaels. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutteBee Bug and a black gel pen, and a Hero Arts sentiment.


I'm also entering this bag into the following challenges:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.
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Thursday, 2 April 2015

Spring Chick Easter Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...using 'Spring Chick' by Penny Black, which I coloured using watercolour pencils. The cloudy sky background is a paper from the '72 & Sunny' pad by We R Memory Keepers, and the green papers are from a pad by Heidi Grace...I used my Die-namics 'Grassy Edges' and 'Picket Fence' dies to cut the grass and fence.


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Wednesday, 1 April 2015

ABC Christmas Challenge - G is for...

We have a new ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...Lacey is the host, and the theme is:

'G is for Glitter'

We are sponsored for this challenge by The East Wind:
Prize - 3 Digital Images!

I made a couple of  super simple cards using die cuts and glitter card by Core'dinations. The letters were cut using Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alpabet dies, and the snowflakes are a die from the 'Reindeer' stamp & die set by Sizzix/Hero Arts.




I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:
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Monday, 30 March 2015

Easter Bunnies Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...using some bunnies from the 'Bunny Friends' stamp by Penny Black. The papers are from the 'Hippity Hoppity' pad by We R Memory Keepers...I doodled some simple borders using a black pen, and added a Hero Arts sentiment (from the 'Sentiments' set), then popped the bunnies up on 3D foam pads to look like they're peeking over the the border.


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Saturday, 28 March 2015

Butterfly Blues

I have a simple one layer card to share today...using stamps from the 'Social Butterfly' set by Penny Black. I stamped the butterflies in shades of blue Distress Ink (Salty Ocean & Faded Jeans), then blended some 'Stormy Sky' over the edge of the card...adding a sentiment from the same set.


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Wednesday, 25 March 2015

It's Snowy!

I have a Christmas card to share today...featuring 'Snowy' by Penny Black...an oldie, but definitely a goodie! I coloured him using watercolour pencils to match some papers from the 'Bundled Up' pad by Crate Paper. I used my Nesties to cut the circles, and added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Merriest Wishes' set by Hero Arts.


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Monday, 23 March 2015

Cupcake Mice

I dug out an old favourite Penny Black stamp set ('Party Critters') at the weekend...I love these cute little mice. I combined them with a cupcake embossing folder by Craft Concepts, some twine from the Ribbon Girls, and some adhesive pearls.


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Sunday, 22 March 2015

Pile It On! Challenge - Sentiment as Focal Point

We have a new Pile It On! Challenge starting today...with a theme of:

'Sentiment as the Focal Point'

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear's Digi Outlet:
Prize - $10 Gift Certificate!

I used die cut letters (cut using my Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet dies) to make my sentiment...placing them on a background made from American Crafts card...with torn edges, making a rainbow effect. I added some faux stitching around the edges using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen.


Challenges for Helen:
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Friday, 20 March 2015

Totally Excited Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...this time using 'Totally Excited' by Penny Black. The papers are from a couple of My Mind's Eye pads ('Merry Little Christmas' - the green ones, and 'Cut & Paste Charm' - the cloudy sky). I used a couple of Die-namics dies...'Picket Fence' and 'Grassy edges' to create a little scene.


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Wednesday, 18 March 2015

ABC Christmas Challenge - F is for...

We have a new ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...Chris is the host, and the theme is:

'F is for Frosty'

Our sponsor for this challenge is Sweet Stamps:
Prize - $10 gift certificate for the Sweet Stamps store!

I went for frosty blues...using a Penny Black stamp called 'What a Snow!' and papers from the 'Silent Night' pad by First Edition. I distressed the edges of the papers, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The snowflake is a Memory Box die cut, and is held in place using a gem stone brad (from Craft Obsessions). The sentiment stamp is from a Lili of the Valley set, and the adhesive pearls are by Papermania.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.
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Monday, 16 March 2015

I Baked a Cake!

Well...I didn't...but that's the name of this cute Lili of the Valley bear stamp. I used her to make a simple one layer birthday card, colouring the image using watercolour pencils, and adding a sentiment from the 'Party Critters' set by Penny Black.


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Friday, 13 March 2015

Spring Chick Easter Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...using another Penny Black stamp called 'Spring Chick'. I picked some older papers...from the 'Tea Party' pad by Dovecraft...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The flowers are really old (I bought them before I started blogging), and are held in place with a BasicGrey brad. The little adhesive pearls and bag are from Hobbycraft.


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Thursday, 12 March 2015

Christmas with Barkley

I have a Christmas card to share today...using stamps from the 'Christmas with Barkley' set by Crafter's Companion. I'm trying to keep my Christmas cards as flat as I can this year (to save on postage!)...this one is one layer...simply coloured using watercolour pencils.


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Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Silhouette Flowers

Today's card is a really simple one...I stamped my 'Silhouette Flowers' stamp (by Hero Arts) using Versamark Ink, then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. Then I blended 'Scattered Straw' and 'Peeled Paint' Distress Inks over the top to colour the flowers. The sentiment stamp is from a set by Papermania.


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Monday, 9 March 2015

Bunny Friends Easter Treat Bag

I have something a little more seasonal to show you today...an Easter treat bag using a couple of bunnies from the the 'Bunny Friends' stamp by Penny Black (I masked off the others before inking the stamp). The papers are form a pad by Dovecraft called 'Tea Shop'...I distressed the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The flowers are really old, (I've had them since before I started blogging...so long in fact that the shop I bought them from has been closed for years!) and camd from Poppicrafts...they're held in place using BasicGrey brads. The twine is from the Ribbon Girls.


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Sunday, 8 March 2015

Pile It On! Challenge - Green

We have a new Pile It On! Challenge starting today...the theme is:

'Green'

Our sponsor for this challenge is Meljen's Designs
Prize - 4 Digital Images of the winner's choice!

I used some scraps of green papers to create a simple Christmas card...cutting the tree shapes using one of the dies from the Hero Arts & Sizzix 'Reindeer' stamp & die set. I inked around their edges a little using 'Pumice Stone' Distress Ink, popped them up on 3D foam pads, and added a Hero Arts sentiment (from the 'Merriest Wishes' set).


Here are the challenges I've piled on:


For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.
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Saturday, 7 March 2015

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Spring Blooms

It's the first Saturday of the month...so that means it's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge...and this month the theme is:

'Spring Blooms'

We are sponsored for this challenge by:

Prize - a $20 voucher



I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.
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Wednesday, 4 March 2015

ABC Christmas Challenge - E is for...

We have a new ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...Wilma is the host, and the theme is:

'E is for Edging Punches or Dies'

We are sponsored for this challenge by Wild Rose Studio

Prize - Christmas Tree die:

I only have one edge punch...'Scalloped Diamonds' by EK Success...so that's what I used...simply combining it with a cute Penny Black stamp ('Coming your way!' - which I coloured using watercolour pencils, and some brightly coloured card. I added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen, a Lili of the Valley sentiment and some adhesive pearls.


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


For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.
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Monday, 2 March 2015

Xmas Pilgrims

I'm going to apologise now...my next three cards will be Christmas ones...not sure what's got into me! This one uses a Penny Black stamp called 'Xmas Pilgrims'...so cute! I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from a Lili of the Valley set.


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