Saturday, 14 April 2012

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Spots & Stripes

I's Saturday...so that means it's time for a brand new Penny Black Saturday Challenge...and this week, the theme is:

'Spots & Stripes'

 Our sponsor for this challenge is:


and the prize is a $20 voucher to spend in their online store!

The stamp I used on my card is 'By the cartful' (of course by Penny Black)...which I coloured using watercolour pencils, then added a little sentiment (from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts). I used scraps of spotty papers (from the 72 & Sunny' pad by We R Memory Keepers) to make a 'stripey' background...adding faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen.


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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Friday, 13 April 2012

Happy Birthday Mum!

It's my Mum's birthday today...and this is the card I made for her. I used a House Mouse stamp called 'Birthday Cupcake' which I coloured using watercolour pencils...adding a generous helping of 'Diamond' Stickles to the frosting. The papers are from the 'Tea House' pack by Dovecraft...I added faux stitching around the edges using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts...and the bunting was cut freehand, and then attached using some pink twine (from the 'Tea Party' collection by Dovecraft). I inked the edges of everything using 'Old Paper' Distress Ink.


Challenges for this card:
**Edited to add - here's the birthday cake I made for my Mum**


It's a lemon sponge filled with lemon buttercream & lemon curd - delicious! :0)
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Thursday, 12 April 2012

B for Beads...and Bear!

A bit of a mixed bag for you today...I've been doing a little more beading...and made a couple more single wrap bracelets:

The first one is made from Denim Lapis beads on brown waxed linen:


And the second one is Snowflake Obsidian with a few silver beads on black waxed linen:


If you'd like to try making one of these yourself (and they're really very simple to make) here's a link to a tutorial.


And now for a card...I can't remember the last time I used this adorable bear ('Rainin' Daisies' by Penny Black), so thought I ink him up...in honour of the April showers we're having at the moment! The papers are from the 'Isabelle' pad by First Edition...I've had these since Christmas, but this is the first time I've been brave enough to cut them up! The flowers were cut using my 'Tattered Florals' die...and they do match the colours in the papers...but for some reason look totally different in the photo! I added some faux stitching to the papers using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen...and embossed the flowers using my Craft Concepts 'Budding Vine' folder.


Challenges for this card:
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012

ABC Christmas Challenge - G is for...

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

'G is for - Gold, White & a touch of Green'

We have two wonderful sponsors:


The prize from Simon Says Stamp is a $15 voucher to spend in their online store

And


The prize from Elizabeth Craft Designs is 3 sheets of gold Christmas outline stickers

I've used a stamp from the Penny Black 'Holly-Jolly' set...which I coloured using watercolour pencils...adding some sparkle to the gold stars using a Sakura Stardust pen...and some 'Polar White' Flowersoft for the snow. I used a couple of Sizzix/BasicGrey embossing folders ('Powdered Sugar' & 'Snowglobe') for the background...it's so simple, but I love how white card looks when it's embossed. I bought the gold lace from Dunelm Mill last weekend, and the sentiment is from the 'Critter Party' set (also by Penny Black).


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Musical Agapanthus

Something inky for you today...I started by blending 'Dusty Concord', 'Chipped Saphire' and 'Stormy Sky' Distress Inks on a piece of white card...before stamping 'Agapanthus Clusters' (by Stampendous) over the top in black. I stamped my Hero Arts 'Music Background' stamp over the top...I inked it with 'Weathered Wood' Distress Ink...removing some of the ink before stamping to create a distressed effect. I 'coloured' the outline flowers with 'Chipped Saphire', then added a butterfly (from a My Paper World set) coloured using 'Dusty Concord' popped up on 3D foam, before spritzing everything with a Cosmic Shimmer spray...it's really sparkly in real life, but I couldn't get it to show in a photo. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Fabulous Birthday' set by Hero Arts, and the pearls are form WIld Orchid Crafts.


Challenges for this card:
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Monday, 9 April 2012

Green Trees

I have an ultra simple card for you today inspired by the Less Is More 'Three Shades of Green' challenge. I had planned to stamp my card...but couldn't find three shades of green ink that would work together in my collection...guess I need to go shopping! lol
So, I used die cuts instead...the trees are a Marianne Designs die...I cut them from various shades of green Core'dinations card...then layered a tree cut from white behind each one to look like snow on the branches...the dark green one in the front is popped up on 3D foam. The kraft card blank is by Craft UK ( I love these!) and the sentiment stamp is from the 'Bubble Tree' set by Woodware.


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Sunday, 8 April 2012

Pile It On! Challenge - All About 'S'

I hope you're all having a Happy Easter...and that you've not eaten all your Easter eggs already! lol

We have a brand new challenge starting today over at Pile It On!...the theme is:

'All About 'S''
We want to see things beginning with 'S' on your projects

Our sponsor for this challenge is:


The prize is a $15 voucher to spend in the wonderful Simon Says Stamp store!

I've decorated another Easter treat bag...you'll be pleased to know that this is the last one you'll be seeing from me this year! I've used a Pollycraft image that I won a few weeks ago for being chosen as a 'favourite' over at the Pollycraft Challenge...he's called 'Fluffy Wabbit'...love his sock 'ears'! I coloured him using watercolour pencils to match the bright colours of the '72 & Sunny' We R Memory Keepers papers. I doodled some borders around the edges using a black gel pen, and added some patterned ribbon from my stash to tie the bag closed.


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 April 2012

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Easter

It's time for a new challenge at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, and this week we want to see all things:

'Easter'

We have two fabulous sponsors for this challenge:

The prize from Crafter's Companion is a £10 voucher to spend in ther online store!

The prize from DigiDarla Designs is 5 digis of the winner's choice!

I've used an image from DigiDarla Designs called 'Baby Bunny with Eggs' on my project...another Easter treat bag. The paper is from the 'Hippity Hoppity' pad by We R Memory Keepers...I added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. I used my EK Success 'Scalloped Diamonds' punch for the border along the bottom, and the spotty ribbon is from Fantastic Ribbons.


I'm also entering this bag into the following challenges:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please visit the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.
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Penny Black Saturday Challenge - CASE IT (Me)

As it's the first Saturday of the month, the Penny Black Saturday Challenge is another 'CASE IT' challenge...and this time it's my turn. Here's the card I've chosen for you to CASE:


We have two wonderful sponsors this week:


The prize from Penny Black Inc is this fabulous stamp:
 And from the Ribbon Girl, we have this gorgeous mini kit:


I've used the same stamp ('Irises' by Penny Black)...but in a different colour combination...I watercolour stamped it using 'Spiced Marmalade', 'Fired Brick' and 'Forest Moss' Distress Inks...blending 'Old Paper' around the edges. I also embossed the backgrounds as in my previous card...on Core'dinations card in matching Distress Ink colours...using my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' and 'Victoria' folders...sanding over the surface to reveal the cores. I kept the layout similar to my original card, with some custom dyed seambinding ribbon, and pearls, adding a sentiment (stamped using a stamp from the 'Fabulous Birthday' set by Hero Arts).


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please visit the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.
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Friday, 6 April 2012

CAS Flowers

A quick post from me today...I'm in the middle of making some Hot Cross Buns...if they turn out ok, I'll pop back to show you later. I had a play with some new stamps on this card...the flower and butterfly are from a set by My Paper World (called 'Flowers & Butterflies' strangely enough!). I masked of a strip across the centre of the card, and blended 'Bundled Sage' Distress Ink over it, before stamping the flower and butterfly uaing a 'London Fog' Memento inkpad. I stamped them again on some scrap card, coloured them using 'Tattered Rose' and 'Victorian Velvet' Distress Inks, then layered them over the top...I don't think I'd cleaned my brush properly since using a Cosmic Shimmer pigment last week, so they're slightly sparkly! The sentiment stamp is from the 'Wonderful' set by Penny Black.


Challenges for this card:
**Edited to add - the Hot Cross Buns have just come out of the oven**
Despite the splodgy crosses...they still tasted yummy!

Happy Easter everyone!
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Thursday, 5 April 2012

Bun Buns Treat Bag

After brief stop for a Christmas card yesterday, I'm back with another Easter treat bag today. I've used a Penny Black stamp called 'Bun Buns'...I coloured the bunnies to match the We R Memory Keepers 'Hippity Hoppity' papers. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the brad is BasicGrey, and the spotty ribbon is from Hobbycraft.


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Wednesday, 4 April 2012

ABC Christmas Challenge - G is for...

It's time for a brand new ABC Christmas Challenge...with Lacey as our host...the theme is:

'G is for - Gold, White & a touch of Green'

We have two wonderful sponsors:

The prize from Simon Says Stamp is a $15 voucher to spend in their online store

And


The prize from Elizabeth Craft Designs is 3 sheets of gold Christmas outline stickers

I inked up a much neglected stamp for my card...it's called 'Flourish Tree with Stars' by Hero Arts. I stamped it on white card using Versamark ink, then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I then blended 'Bundled Sage' Distress Ink over the top...and spritzed it with a little gold Cosmic Shimmer pigment mixed with water over the top...it's lovely and sparkly in real life...but it doesn't really show up in the photo. I also coloured in the stars on the tree with the same gold Cosmic Shimmer pigment. I matted it on to white card painted gold with more pigment...I'd run out of gold card! The sentiment stamp is from the 'Bubble Tree' set by Woodware.


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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Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Cuttlebug Spot Challenge - Sketch

This week at the Cuttlebug Spot Challenge, we have a sketch for you to use:


I've used it to decorate another Easter treat bag...really hope you're not getting sick of these...I have three more to upload this week! The time I've used a Penny Black image...it's part of the 'Bunny Friends' stamp. The papers are BasicGrey 'Marjolaine'...I distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts, the little flowers were cut using a die in my Cuttlebug 'Olivia' alphabet set....with little green pearls in their centres (from Wild Orchid Crafts)...and the ribbon is from Hobbycraft.


I'm also entering this bag into the following challenges:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please visit the Cuttlebug Spot Challenge.
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Monday, 2 April 2012

Six Geese a-Laying

I have another gift bag today...I've used the 'Six Geese a-Laying' stamp from my Penny Black '12 Days of Christmas' set again. The papers are from the 'Hippity Hoppity' pad by We R Memory Keepers...I distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. I punched holes in either side of the top of the bag (using my Xcut ribbon slot punch), and tied it together using some satin ribbon from Hobbycraft.


Challenges for this bag:
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Sunday, 1 April 2012

Easter Treat Bag

I have a treat bag for you today...well...not actually 'for you'...but you know what I mean! I've been decorating a few little bags (bought from ebay) to put some Easter treats in to give as gifts...so you'll be seeing more of these this week. On this one, I've used a digi stamp from Bee Crafty called 'Easter Bunny & Hen'...so cute! The papers are from the 'Hippity Hoppity' pad by We R Memory Keepers...I distressed the edges a little, and added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. I punched holes at the top of the bag using my ribbon slot punch (by Xcut...I think) in the front and back, so that I could tie it closed with ribbon (from Hobbycraft).


Challenges for this bag:
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