Flowery olwery

Shell is hosting the Willow Sketchie Challenge this week and here’s her fabby sketch :

The theme is Make Your Own Backing Papers.You can choose the sketch or theme.Or even both! You could be the lucky winner of a voucher to spend at Willow Designs too!Don’t forget to stop by the challenge site and check out my fellow DT’s beautiful creations.A truly inspirational bunch.

I started with the background on my card.I used an old stamp I”ve had for a few years that I bought in a set when I first discovered Willow Designs.Unfortunately they’ve been discontinued.I stamped directly onto the card blank and coloured them with Polychromos pencils blended with oils thinners.I chose warm oranges and yellows to go with all the lovely sunny weather we’re getting at the moment.I then decided to colour a Winnie image from the Winnie Owl digital stamp collection from Willow Designs by using the same method.The strip of Whitewash card has been embossed and sanded.The sentiment is from the the same set as the background flower and the button centres on the words have been stamped again,coloured with the pencils,blended,cut out and layered.It doesn’t show in the pic but they’ve been coated in 3D Lacquer.These cute little die cut flower swirls have been added for some extra detail.I have moved one of these slightly on the sketch as it didn’t look right in the original place 😉

 

Supplies :

Image : From Winnie Owl digital stamp collection

Flower  and sentiment stamps : Discontinued Willow Designs

Mediums : Impress Jet Black Dye Ink,Faber Castell Polychromos pencils,Boldmere Low Odour Oils Thinners,3D Crystal Lacquer

Card : Orange from Core’dinations Roy G.Biv cardstock pad,Yellow Core’dinations Whitewash card

Tools : X-cut guillotine,Siesta Lip Pattern Corner Punch,Crafts Too Daisy Embossing Folder,Cuttlebug Vintage 4 die set,Big Shot,Lasting Impressions Paper Scuffers

 

Some challenges this is for :

Divas by Design :Anything goes

Inky Impressions :  Summer Fun

Paper Pretties : Use summer as your inspiration

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Anything goes 

Ruby’s Rainbow : Things with wings

Scrapbook Sisters  : Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp :  Anything goes

Stampavie and More : For a girl

The Perfect Sentiment : Anything goes, sentiment must be stamped

Bearly Mine : Animal Kingdom

Crafty Sentiments :  Anything Goes

Crazy Amigo Challenge : Colour Theme ‘Orange’

Die Cuttin’ Divas : Anything Goes

My Time To Craft : It Takes Two (Use two of something)

Party Time Tuesdays : Anything goes

Crafty Boots : Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles : Anything Goes 

Love to Create : Add a Sentiment

Ooh La La Creations :Make it Girly

Stamp and Create : One for the Ladies

Sentimental Sundays :   Pocket full of Posies (Flowers)

Just Some Lines : Show us those Birds

Totally Papercrafts : Animals

Wags ‘n Whiskers :  Summer Fun

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

 

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Sew,it’s a boy!

At Craft Your Passion this week the theme of the challenge is For Baby with optional stitching.We have two fab sponsors – Patties Creations and Scrapbook Unique.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT and GDT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job!

For my card I’ve used the sweet Little Boy Sailor Suit from Patties Creations and coloured with ProMarkers.I’ve traced over the hanger using a silver gel pen.Now I’m not the World’s greatest stitcher but I thought I’d give it a whirl!I punched the edges of two papers with an EK Success punch that created a row of holes along the wavy edge and carefully back stitched.I pricked holes around the edge of the oval and again used back stitch.I pleated the paper along the bottom and made a pleated rosette too.To the centre of this I added a giant brad stamped with the sentiment.I finished the card with a die cut corner.

Supplies :

Image : Little Boy Sailor Suit  from Patties Creations 

Mediums : ProMarkers,Silver gel pen,Jet Black Stazon

Sentiment :  Personal Impressions Mixed Sentiments clear set

Papers : Making Memories Ethan

Tools : X-Cut guillotine,EK Success Dotted Waves Edger Punch,Nestabilities Classic Oval and Scalloped Ovals,Cuttlebug Vintage 4 die set,Big Shot,Martha Stewart Score board

To embellish : We R Memory Keepers Floss,Woodware Maxi Brad

Here are some challenges this is for :

Here Come the Boys : Anything Goes 

Opus Gluei : Sew What?! 

2 Sisters  : Bring on the boys

One Stop Craft : For the Boys

Card Makin’ Mamas : Punches

Crafty Catz :  Male

Fairy Tale : Boys & Men

Fussy and Fancy : New Baby

Aud Sentiments Challenge : Any sentiment

DRS Designs :  Masculine

Southern Girls : Die-cut or punch

Penny’s Paper-Crafty :  Anything goes

Stampavie and More :For a boy

Bearly Mine : Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl’s : Favourite Colour Combo (even tho’ they shouldn’t be seen blue and green)

 

Thanks for looking 

Lisa x

 

Knit one,pearl one

It’s Hazel’s turn to host the Willow Sketchie Challenge this week and here’s her fabby sketch :

The theme is Red,White and Blue.You can either pick the sketch or theme to follow.Or even both! You could be the lucky winner of a voucher to spend at Willow Designs too!Don’t forget to stop by the challenge site and check out my fellow DT’s beautiful creations.A truly inspirational bunch.

For my card I’ve used a digital stamp from the Winnie Owl digital collection by Willow Designs and coloured her with FlexMarkers. Some Distress Ink has been blended round the edges.The blue papers are from the downloadable Cool Meadows Paper Collection by Willow Designs,as is the sentiment,mounted onto some Core’dinations card.I’ve added some red pearls to finish the card – hence the title of my post!

Supplies :

Image : From the Winnie Owl digital collection by Willow Designs

Mediums : FlexMarkers,Broken China Distress Ink

Papers & Sentiment : From the Cool Meadows Paper Collection  by Willow Designs 

Card : Core’dinations Roy G. Biv cardstock pad

Tools : X-cut guillotine,X-cut Dielicious Rectangle Parenthesis 2,Big Shot,Cut N Dry Foam

To Embellish : Pearls from Bunny Zoe’s Crafts

Some challenges this is for :

Bearly Mine :  Anything Goes

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge : Something With Wings 

Paper Take Weekly : True Colours

Desmet Designs : Let’s Celebrate in Red, White and Blue 

Stamps & Fun = Creativity :  Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes

Pile It On : Patterns: Mix your scales

Robyn`s Fetish : Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away : All Creatures Great and Small

Crafty Calendar : Things with Wings  

Crazy 4 Challenges : A Birthday Card 

Just Some Lines : Show us those Birds

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge :  Wonderful Wings

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Anything goes

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Sketchy daisies

This week at Craft Your Passion we have a fabulous sketch by Jenn :

We have 3 sponsors too – Robyn’s Fetish,Simon Says Stamp and The Robin’s Nest.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT and GDT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job!

For my card I’ve used the sweet Daisy Days from Robyn’s Fetish and coloured her using Polychromos pencils along with a blender pencil.I’ve teamed some beautiful freebie Nit Wits papers from a past issue of Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine with some kraft card.The papers are double sided and the pinky red is actually the reverse of the green plaid pattern.All edges have been roughed up with a paper distresser.The sentiment is from Kaisercraft’s Life Clear Mini Stamp Set.There are some really lovely sentiments in this and very reasonably priced too!If you like sentiments you really should check these sets out!The wooden buttons have been stained with Distress Ink and tied with paper twine.One of the buttons has been replaced with a wooden ladybird ‘cos I couldn’t pass up the chance to use something as cute as this!!

Supplies :

Image : Daisy Days from Robyn’s Fetish

Sentiment : Kaisercraft Life Clear Mini Stamp Set

Mediums : Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils,Derwent Blender Pencil,Archival Coffee Ink,Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Papers & Card : Nit Wits freebie from Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine,Papermania 12 x 12 Kraft Card Pack

Tools : X-cut guillotine,Tim Holtz Paper Distresser,Nellie Snellen Multi Frame Dies Rectangles,Big Shot

To Embellish : Wooden buttons from eBay,Paper twine from The Works,Woodware Wooden Ladybirds

Some challenges this is for :

Card Makin’ Mamas : May Flowers

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : Wonderful Wings (hope the ladybird counts as you can’t see his wings but he does have them!)

Crafty Catz : Girlie Time

Fairy Tale : Things with Wings (again hope the ladybird counts as you can’t see his wings but he does have them !)

Phindy’s Place : Summer is Coming

Crafty Ribbons : Flowers

Moving Along With The Times : Keep it real  (no fantasy figures)

Paper Play : Destruction – tearing, distressing, grunge, etc

Sassy Studio Designs : Use 3 of something (3 wooden flower buttons)

Shelly’s Images : Anything goes

Papercraft Star :Inspiration photo   plus checks/gingham

Crafters Companion : Here comes Summer

Creatalicious Challenges : Bingo (top horizontal row)

Crafty Sentiments :  Bingo (middle horizontal row)

Creative Craft Challenges : Distressing

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge : Anything But A Square

Paper Take Weekly : In the Garden

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish : Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays :  Whimsical

Secret Crafter :  In the Garden

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle : Flowers

Cupcake Inspirations : 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

The best kind of gardening

This week at Willow Sketchie Challenge we have a fabby sketch by Claire :

The theme is Use Three Different Papers.You can choose either the sketch or theme.If you’re feeling up for the challenge you can combine the two! You could be the lucky winner of a voucher to spend at Willow Designs too!Don’t forget to stop by the challenge site and check out my fellow DT’s beautiful creations.A truly inspirational bunch.

For my card I’ve used Garden Weekly Digital Stamp from Willow Designs and coloured Walter with ProMarkers.The hearts on the wallpaper have been coloured green for a leafy feel.I chose some muted papers that I thought would go with the gardening theme and the reverse of some Papermania Kraft card.The face is quite dark whereas this side has a more natural fibrous texture.To keep in with this I distressed all the edges.To finish the card I added some buttons threaded with paper twine.This is now the fourth Father’s Day card I’ve made.Yippee!I’m on a roll.

Supplies : 

Image : Garden Weekly Digital Stamp from Willow Designs 

Colouring Medium : ProMarkers

Papers & Card : DPs selection of Paper Adventures (all discontinued),Papermania 12 x 12 Kraft Card Pack

Tools : X-cut guillotine,Tim Holtz Paper Distresser,Fiskars Scallop Sentiment

To Embellish : Woodware Buttons Coffee and Cream,Paper twine from The Works

 

Some challenges this is for :

Sundays with Crissy : Things with Wings

Creative Craft Challenges :  Distressing

 LEJ Designs : Lots of Layers

Paper Take Weekly : In the Garden

Creative Stamp Friends :Father’s Day

Lollipop Crafts : Just for Him

Great Impressions : Anything goes 

Allsorts : A card for a Man or a Boy

Catch The Bug : Things with Wings

Craft Your Days Away : All Creatures Great and Small

Crafty Calendar : Things with Wings 

Crafty Emma : Anything Goes

Little Claire’s  : Male theme

Fairy Tale :  Things with Wings

Totally Papercrafts : No Pesky Girls Allowed

Crafting for all Seasons : Celebration + buttons

I Love Promarkers : Anything goes

Whimsy Inspiration : Anything goes

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Celebrate Spring!

We have a colour challenge  at Craft Your Passion this week :

So we want to see shades of green and purple on your cards/projects.We have the fab Some Odd Girl as our sponsor too!Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT and GDT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job!

For my card I’ve used the adorable Patches ‘n Braids,a  Belle’s ‘n Whistles stamp by the talented Elisabeth Bell.I got her on Sale at Bunny Zoe’s Crafts. She’s been coloured with a mix of Copic Sketch and Ciao Markers.I’ve created  a halo of blue around the image to give the impression of sky and softened the line where I finished colouring the grass with Distress Inks.I’m not confident on colouring skies and after I’ve spent the time getting the image more or less how I like it I don’t wanna mess the whole thing up!I chose this selection of pretty papers only to find I have run very short on purple card!Eeek!What do I do!So after panicking like crazy it finally hit me – Distress Ink!I’d found some very pale lilac card colour tinted it with 2 purple shades.I really like the effect as it was textured card I used. Although I had green card to match I took some very pale green card and inked that as well to give consistency.I got to play with my new banner die too 😀 I even made my own two tone twine (try saying that 3 times fast!) to thread through them but boy that was a fiddle.Often I struggle to make detailed/layered cards without covering everything up so I’m quite pleased ho this turned out. I know a lot of people associate pastel colours with Spring but I just think these lush greens and purples sum it up for me.The fresh grass growing,the buds on the trees sprouting and my favourite blue and purple pansies bursting into bloom!

Supplies :

Image : Patches ‘n Braids by Belles ‘n Whistles 

Colouring mediums : Copic Sketch and Ciao Markers,Impress Jet Black Dye Ink Pad,Tumbled Glass,Shabby Shutters,Milled Lavender,Dusty Concord Distress Inks

Papers & card : DP mix of discontinued Paper Adventures,pale lilac and green Bazzill Basics

Tools : X-cut guillotine,Martha Stewart Embroidered Floral  Edger Punch ,Classic Scallop and Standard Ovals Large Nestabilities,Flowers cut from Marianne Designs Rectangle Frame Set,Flourish and flower centre cut from Marianne Designs Circle Frame Set,Whimsy Banner Pennants Dies,Big Shot,Cut ‘n Dry foam

To embellish : We R Memory Keepers Floss in Green and Purple

Some challenges this is for :

Amusing Challenges : Flowers

Great Impressions : Anything goes

One Stitch At A Time : Use your favourites (Copics,Distress Inks,the colour combo/papers,Nesties,the flourish and flower dies,the Martha Stewart punch,the floss/twine)

Opus Gluei : Beyond the Garden Gate

The Squirrel & the Fox : One for the girls

2 Sisters :  Make it girly

Colour Me Creative Copic’s Challenge :  Anything Goes 

Crafty Emma : Anything Goes

Di’s Digis Designs : Spring

Sweet Stampin :  Flower Power

Alphabet Challenge : G .. Garden

Hotshot Crafts : Die Cuts

Jellypark Challenges : Girlie Girl

Poodles Parlour : Anything Goes

Simply Create Too :  Mothers Day / Feminine

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : 

Crafty Ribbons : Use a flower

Little Miss Muffet Challenges : Flowers

Shelly’s Images : Use something that makes you happy (Copics,Distress Inks,the colour combo/papers,Nesties,the flourish and flower dies,the Martha Stewart punch,the floss/twine,my new pennant dies)

S J Papercrafts : Favorites (Copics,Distress Inks,the colour combo/papers,Nesties,the flourish and flower dies,the Martha Stewart punch,the floss/twine)

Crafting for all Seasons : Handmade flowers 

Crafts and Me : Punches and diecuts

Paper Shelter Challenge : Anything goes

Sisterhood of Crafters : May flowers

Truly Scrumptious : Anything goes

 Creative Craft Challenges :  Anything Goes

Paper and Such Design : April Showers Bring May Flowers

By the Cute & Girly :   Spring is in the Air

Elisabeth Bells World : Spring is in the air

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

Fairy-ly purple

It’s my turn to host over at Willow Sketchie Challenge this week.Here’s my sketch :

The theme is Handmade Flowers.You can follow the sketch,the theme or combine both.You could be the lucky winner of a voucher to spend at Willow Designs too!Don’t forget to stop by the challenge site and check out my fellow DT’s beautiful creations.A truly inspirational  bunch.

For my card I’ve used Fairy Dance digital stamp from Willow Designs.She’s been coloured with FlexMarkers and Frosted Lace Stickles have been applied to her wings for some subtle shimmer.Teeny gems have been added to her crown.The papers are from the Polly Pickleberry CD-rom also at Willow Designs.Polka dots and gingham!It doesn’t get better than this!For some extra interest I added some web ribbon to the back panel.Been dying to use this and this seemed like the perfect opportunity.I made some cutesy rolled paper roses as I haven’t done these in a while 🙂 Punched in 2 sizes of circle punches from leftovers of the backing papers and wound on a quilling tool.I then added them to some die cut flourishes.Well that’s me done!

Supplies : 

Image : Fairy Dance from Willow Designs

Mediums : FlexMarkers,Frosted Lace Stickles

Papers : From Polly Pickleberry CD-rom by Willow Designs

Card : Core’dinations Roy G. Biv cardstock pad

Tools : X-cut guillotine,Woodware Inverted Corner Punch,Woodware 1″Circle Punch,Woodware 1 1/2″Circle Punch,Flourish from Marianne Creatables Ribbon Flower Die Set 3,Big Shot

To embellish : 38mm Web Ribbon from Bunny Zoe’s Crafts,Crafts Too Acrylic Stones Wheel Cool Series

Some challenges this is for :

Bearly Mine : Fairies

Creative Craft Challenges :  Anything Goes

LEJ Designs : Things with Wings

Paper Take Weekly : Cute Cute Cute

The Stamping Boutique : Bling

Bunny Zoe’s Crafts : Ribbon or Twine

Digi Makeover Challenge : May Flowers

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge : May Flowers

Hooked on Crafts : Flowers 

Incy Wincy Designs : Spots & Dots

Lexi’s Creations : Lace and Ribbon 

The Cutie Pie Challenge : Monochromatic

Totally Stampalicious :  Sparkle

Victorine Originals : Flowers

Opus Gluei : Beyond the Garden Gate (if only there really were fairies at the bottom of my garden!Mind you I think my daft doggy would chase ’em all away!)

Pile It On : Fairytales, fantasy and daydreams 

The Squirrel & the Fox : One for the girls

Joanna Sheen Challenge : Flower Power

Really Reasonable Ribbon : Mother’s Day or Feminine

Sundays with Crissy :Things with Wings

2 Sisters : Anything goes

Catch The Bug : Anything goes

Crafty Calendar : Things with Wings 

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : Maypole Ribbons

Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday : Use 4 from the list of 8 (ribbon,glitter,the colour purple,flower)

Guylou’s Inimitability : Punches, Dies & Diamonds

Jellypark Challenges : Girlie Girl

Stampin’ For The Weekend :  4 or more Layers

Crafting for all Seasons : Handmade flowers

Crafts and Me :Punches and diecuts

My Mum’s Craft Shop : Fairytales

Paper Shelter Challenge : Anything goes

Sisterhood of Crafters : May flowers

Stampavie and More : Monochrome

Whimsy Inspiration : Add dimension

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

 

 

An old ‘un but a good un’

Torn and Distressed Edges is the theme at Craft Your Passion this week.We have 3 fab sponsors too!Doodle Pantry,The Paper Shelter and Pizzazz Aplenty.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at DT and GDT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job!

For my card I’ve used Vintage Auto from Doodle Pantry.You get so much in this amazing set.As well as 2 versions of the car,with and without suitcases in front,you get loads of sentiments,2 suitcase images plus 3 black and white outline papers.I coloured the car (without suitcases)  and suitcases with Polychromos pencils and blended with low odour oils thinners using a paper stump.I applied Distress Inks around the edges.I printed one of the papers from the set onto kraft,the panel behind the car.I also applied Distress Inks to the sentiment that’s tucked behind the image.I just had to use another piece of these scrummy  Papermania Capsule Collection papers.All layers have been roughed up using a distressing tool and Distress Inks blended around the edges .To finish some matching Capsule Polka Mini Buttons that have been threaded and a length of hairy string (love this stuff!) recycled from a clothing price tag  have been added.Well that’s a third Father’s Day card completed!This time it’s for my FIL.Haven’t quite made up my mind whether the words apply to him or the car – think I’ll let him decide 😉

Supplies :

Images,sentiment and outline paper : Vintage Auto by Doodle Pantry

Mediums : Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils,Boldmere Low Odour Oils Thinners,Antique Linen,Old Paper and Tea Dye Distress Inks

Card and paper : Papermania Kraft, DP Papermania Lincoln Linen Capsule Collection

Tools : X-cut guillotine,Tim Holtz Paper Distresser,X-cut Ultra Fine Decoupage Scissors

To embellish : Papermania Lincoln Linen Capsule Collection Polka Mini Buttons thread with We R Memory Keepers Brown Sew Easy Floss,string recycled from a clothing price tag

Some challenges this is for :

Corrosive Challenges : The Man, the Myth, the Legend – Tim Holtz!

Great Impressions : Anything goes

PanPastel UK Challenge : Anything goes

That Craft Place : One for the Boys

Doodle Pantry : Use a Doodle Pantry Image

Sparkles Forum Challenges :  Men Only

2 Sisters : Anything goes

Catch The Bug :  Anything goes

Crafty Emma :  No Squares Allowed

Speedy and Friends :  Use 3 of something

Phindy’s Place : Vintage

Poodles Parlour : Anything Goes

Wags ‘n Whiskers :  Distressing

Aud Sentiments Challenge : Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T. : Buttons 

Cute Card Thursday : For the boys 

Digi Doodle Shop’s Best :  Anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey : Vintage

Shelly’s Images :  No punches or die cuts

Just Inspirational Challenges : Photo inspiration and/or Sketch (photo inspiration only)

Divas by Design : Monochromatic

Stampavie and More : Monochrome

Paper Take Weekly : Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Just potty about owls!

It’s Pauline’s turn to provide us with a fabby sketch this week at Willow Sketchie Challenge.Here it is :

There’s also a theme of Die Cuts and/or Punches.You can follow the sketch,the theme or even both.You could be the lucky winner of a voucher to spend at Willow Designs too!Don’t forget to stop by the challenge site and check out my fellow DT’s beautiful creations.A truly inspirational  bunch.

Here I’ve used this cute image from the Walter Owl Digital Collection by Willow Designs.You get 3 digi stamps,3 coloured images plus 2 fab papers!I’ve used the papers from the set here too.Walter has been coloured with ProMarkers and I’ve die cut him using the out-of the -box technique.I used a punch to make the border,I just love the design of this – one of my faves.I made a faux button with a die and layered it onto some grosgrain ribbon the threaded it with paper twine.

Supplies : 

Image and papers : Walter Owl Digital Collection by Willow Designs

Colouring medium : ProMarkers

Card : Papermania Textured Capsule A4 Colossal Pack

Tools : X-cut guillotine,Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Rectangle Large and Classic Rectangle Large,Joy!Crafts Fancy Buttons #2,Big Shot,Tonic Edgers 5 Punch,X-cut Border Punch System

To embellish : Grosgrain ribbon,Paper twine from The Works

Some challenges this is for :

Creative Belli : Animals

Freshly Brewed : Tic Tac Toe – top line

Little Darlings Challenges :Flowers

Anything Goes Challenge : Things With Wings 

Creative Card Crew : Ribbon

Creative Craft Challenges : Let’s see some animal antics

Deep Ocean Challenge : Use punches & dies

 LEJ Designs : Anything Goes

My Time To Craft : Gardening Gems

Paper Take Weekly : Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl’s : May Flowers

Tuesday Throwdown : In The Garden

Creative Mondays : Anything Goes

Love to Create  :  Flowers and Buttons (hope a die cut card 1 counts!)

The Pink Elephant : Spring Time

Whoopsi Daisy  : Flowers

A Gem of a Challenge :  Pink Blue and Green

One Stop Craft : Recipe 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments 

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : Spring

Fussy and Fancy : Punches/Dies

Thanks for looking

Lisa x