Some friendly bann(t)er

At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is Banners.We have the fabulous Birdie Brown as our sponsor too.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job!

For my card I’ve used Be My Friend by Birdie Brown.Aren’t they just the cutest?!They’ve been coloured with Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers with some 3D Crystal Lacquer to enhance those beautiful,big eyes.I hand cut the banners then punched some tiny holes before threading them with some jute twine.I threaded some sweet wooden buttons onto the ends.I’ve used a selection of gorgeous Boho Chic papers to go with the little bunnies,the light woodgrain is the reverse of the one in the background and provides a nice contrast I think.The burnt orange card is some I had luckily tucked away in my stash 🙂 I distressed and tore the edges to keep in with a countryside feel.The sentiment was created in my brand new,shiny toy…a Dymo Embossing Labelmaker!I remember these being so popular when I was and kid and how totally jealous I was that my brother got one for Christmas.I’ve always admired them on others papercraft projects too.Thinking how outdated these were compared to today’s technology I thought I’d pick one up fairly cheaply…WRONG!Oh my,even on that well know auction site the most basic still seemed pricey to me…until I found this baby…

It came with interchangeable wheels with different fonts/numbers.The pink one sitting in the machine even has some cute icons 🙂 Plus you get this lanyard so you can wear it around your neck…thinking Medallion Man here 😉 I may be labeling everything that doesn’t move.My doggy better look out – she’s pretty lazy!

Supplies :

Image : Be My Friend by Birdie Brown

Mediums : Copic Ciao and Sketch Markers,3D Crystal Lacquer 

Sentiment : Created with my new Dymo Embossing Labelmaker

Papers & Card : DP First Edition Boho Chic 8 x 8 Paper Pack,Burnt orange card from stash

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Fiskars Non-Stick Scissors,Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

To Embellish  : Jute Twine and Wooden Heart Buttons from stash

 

Some challenges this is for :

613 Avenue Create : Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint : Anything Goes

Great Impressions : Have a Heart

Joanna Sheen Challenge : Layer It Up

Kenny K`s Krafty Krew : Layer It Up 

One Stitch At A Time :Use a Digi

Robyn`s Fetish : Use Ribbon or Twine 

4 Crafty Chicks  : Twine

Crafty Ribbons : Button up

Forever Friends : Animals &/or Butterflys &/or Birds

MilkCoffee Challenge : Make it Cute

My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps Challenge : My Heart is for You

Crafting By Design : Anything Goes

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Anything Goes

Stampavie and More : Lots of Layers

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes!

Tuesday Alchemy : My Heart’s All A Flutter

Allsorts : Animals

Crazy 4 Challenges : Texture, texture, texture (twine,wooden buttons,shiny eyes,embossed sentiment,faux woodgrain papers)

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

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Let our friendship ‘dragon’

There’s another new challenge at  Digi Sketch Challenge and the theme this fortnight is Dear Friend.We have the super Bugaboo Stamps as our sponsor.

It’s the lovely Sharon’s turn to host and here’s her fabby sketch :

You can follow the sketch,theme or even both.Hope you stop by the challenge site and check out my fellow DT’s beautiful creations.A truly inspirational bunch.

For my card I’ve used the adorable Clyde – Clyde Friend by Bugaboo Stamps  and coloured him with ProMarkers.The papers are a past freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine.I’ve used various punches and distressed all the edges.I dug out some small buttons and threaded them with paper twine.The wonderful sentiment came with the image  and I just had to add this cute little wooden ladybird 🙂

Supplies :

Image & Sentiment : Clyde – Clyde Friend by Bugaboo Stamps

Colouring Medium : ProMarkers

Papers & Card : DP past freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine,Core’dinations Roy G.Biv 12 x 12 Cardstock Pad

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,X-Cut Large Corner Rounder Punch,Woodware Inverted Corner Punch (with guide removed to make inverted scallops),Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

To Embellish : Woodware Wooden Ladybird,Bag-O-Buttons Savannah,Paper Twine from stash

 

Some challenges this is for :

Creative Inspirations Paint : Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time : Use a Digi

The Squirrel & the Fox : Fairy Tale or Fantasy

Alphabet Challenge :  A for Anything with Wings

Avadares : St. Patrick’s or Green

Crafting By Design : Anything Goes

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Anything Goes

Whimsical Designs : Going Green

Oldie But Goodie Challenge : Bright Colours (the papers,cardstock,buttons,twine and wooden ladybird are all over 6 months old)

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge : Anything Goes

Forever Friends : Monthly Challenge : Animals and/or Butterflies and/or Birds 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

A little taggy waggy :)

The new challenge at Just Some Lines is Create a Tag. Only projects made with Just Some Lines images can be entered.But the good news is there will be a freebie image posted on the blog for the duration of the challenge for you to use!Just pop on over to Just Some Lines to find out all the details.While you’re  there don’t forget to get inspired by the DT’s creations.

For my tag I’ve used the adorable Party Dog by Just Some Lines and coloured him with Copic Ciao Markers.The balloons have had a good coating of 3D Crystal Lacquer altho’ it only really shows a little on the top of the green balloon in the pic.I decided to cut him out with the same shape tag as the base and inked around the edges in Sepia Archival Ink for definition.To create the layers of DP I cut them from the same die as the kraft base,embossed them and then trimmed away the excess to reveal the border.I also tore the edges for a ruff look (couldn’t resist!).The sentiment was stamped onto another die cut from the set and the edges were inked on that too.I added the brads and folded back the arms,legs (or whatever you call them…lol) back so that they would not be seen from the front.Some baker’s twine was tied to the small tag and some more along with a length of grosgrain ribbon onto the tag base.

Supplies :

Image : Party Dog by Just Some Lines

Sentiment :  Personal Impressions  Mixed Sentiments clear set

Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,3D Crystal Lacquer,Sepia Archival Ink

Paper & Card : DP cArt-Us 6 x 6 Vector Paper Pad,Papermania 12 x 12 Kraft Pack

Tools : Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Scalloped Tags Decorative Dies,Big Shot

To Embellish : We R Memory Keepers Baker’s Twine,Making Memories Primary Mini Circle Brads,Grosgrain ribbon from stash

Some challenges this is for :

Hotshot Crafts : Anything but a Card

Stampin’ For The Weekend : Distressing

Sweet n’ Sassy Digi Challenge : For a child

Guylou’s Inimitability : Bingo (Ribbon,Die Cut,Twine)

4 Crafty Chicks : Twine

MilkCoffee Challenge : Make it Cute

Crafting By Design : Anything Goes

Digistamps 4 Joy : Birthdays are Fun

Paper Shelter Challenge : Celebrations

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration :Add some metal

Bearly Mine : Lace/Ribbon/Twine

Crafty Sentiments : Fancy Folds or Non-Square

Creative Card Crew : Birthday

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes!

Top Tip Tuesday : Tag You’re It – Make a tag or use a tag 

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge : Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles : Anything but a Square

Glitter n Sparkle : Anything But a Card

 

*As this is a tag rather than a card I won’t be offended if it is deleted due to it not being suitable for any of the challenges* 

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

All that glitters…

… is difficult to photograph…LOL

At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is All That Glitters.So a good excuse to get sprinkling 😉 We have the fabulous Stamp Fairy as our sponsor too.Head on over to check how to play and win.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT inspiration,they’ve done a wonderful job!

For my card I’ve used Molly Fairy by Stamp Fairy and coloured her with Polychromos pencils and blended with low odour oils thinners using paper stumps.I then glittered up her wings,hairband,star on her wand and boots.After fussy cutting her I mounted her on foam pads onto this fab die cut (a new set I bought).The papers are all beautifully glittered too but the camera has failed to capture it.I hand cut the hexagon border from another sheet in the pad.The corner is cut from the same set of dies and fitted perfectly with the punched corners –  love it when a plan comes together 🙂 I stamped a sentiment onto yet another piece of card cut with this set.I layered up a grosgrain ribbon bow and a glittered button (that unfortunately doesn’t show either) tied with some paper twine to embellish.

Supplies :

Image : Molly Fairy by Stamp Fairy

Mediums : Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils,Low Odour Oils Thinners,Memento Rhubarb Stalk Dew Drop Ink Pad,Crystal Glamour Dust

Papers & Card : DP First Editions Family Ties 8 x 8 Pad,Trimcraft  12 x 12 Pearlescent Textured Card

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Siesta Lip Pattern Corner Punch,Decoupage Scissors,Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Ornamental Flower Frame Decorative Dies,Big Shot

To Embellish : Papermania Spots & Stripes Pastels Assorted Buttons,Grosgrain Ribbon and Paper Twine from stash

 

Some challenges this is for :

No Matter Which Challenges : Ribbons and Bows

One Stitch At A Time : Make it Girly

Allsorts : Things with Wings

Alphabet Challenge :  A for Anything with Wings

Crafty Catz : Bingo (Middle vertical line)

QKR Stampede : Anything Goes

Raise The Bar : Free at Last, Anything Goes

Desert Island Crafters : 2.Wings,3. Glitter,6. At least 3 patterned papers

Lia Stampz Challenge : Anything Goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon : Spring Colors and Ribbon

Crafty Ribbons : Button up

MilkCoffee Challenge : Make it Cute

Creative Moments : Buttons and Bows

Inky Impressions : Ribbon/Twine

A Gem of a Challenge : Dies and Punches 

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Lovecats!

We’re so wonderfully,wonderfully,wonderfully,wonderfully pretty….well that’s enough of The Cure 🙂 and so onto my Love ♥ reminder post for Just Some Lines.There’s still plenty of time to play and the freebie is still up if you choose to use it to do so but any Just Some Lines image is fine 🙂

What could be more fitting for a milk carton than a couple of kitties 🙂 Well that’s what I thought when I saw Cat Love 2  by Just Some Lines.After scouring the internet for instructions I happened across one at A Load of Old Pickle but alas I don’t have a Hougie Board.Iwork in ‘old money’ on a Martha Stewart Scoring Board so I then found this one at Robin’s Creative Cottage which also included tips on how to make them in different sizes.So I’ve drawn inspiration from both and rolled it into one.And I managed it first go too!Thanks ladies for 2 great tuts.The box is made from linen effect card and I printed the image onto the same.After colouring them with Polychromos pencils I decided that altho’ it looked OK it wasn’t quite right (maybe it was the texture of the card) so out came the low odour oils thinners to save the day or the image in this case.Couldn’t be bothered to root around for my paper stumps so grabbed some cheapie cotton buds that were to hand.They work quite well on a smaller image like this plus there isn’t that much cotton wool on them to suck up all the thinners.They’re great for blending pastel pencils and detailed areas with chalk too.One thing’s for certain you wouldn’t want them near any part of your body!I layered up some spotty paper onto some red card and added panels on all 4 sides and 1 each side of the top too.I decorated the  binder clip I ‘won’ in a Christmas cracker (hoarding can be good sometimes) with more red card and  a contrasting spotty paper that were tiny scrap pieces.I added some ribbon and wooden buttons threaded with paper twine to finish.I’ve filled it with jelly beans to give to my DH.He’s not one for sweets and chocolate much (what’s wrong with him!!) but he does like his jelly beans… 🙂

Supplies :

Image : Cat Love 2 by Just Some Lines

Mediums : Faber Castell Polychromos pencils,Low odour oils thinners

Paper & Card : Papermania Bexley Black Capsule Paper Pack 8 x 8,Bazzill Basics card,Linen card from Southfield  Textured 12 x 12 pack

Tools : Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Fiskars 30cm  Euro Personal Paper Trimmer,X-Cut Guillotine,Nestabilites Scalloped Rectangles Large and Classic Rectangles Large,Big Shot

To Embellish : Papermania Bexley Black Ribbon,Wooden Buttons and Paper Twine from stash,Binder Clip won in a Christmas cracker 

Some challenges this is for :

Crafty Ribbons : Button Up

Forever Friends : Animals &/or Butterflies &/or Birds

Moving Along With The Times : Love is in the Air

My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps Challenge : My heart is for you

Crafty Creations : Love/Hearts

Creative Belli : Valentine/hearts

Divas by Design : Love/Romance

Freshly Brewed : Hearts and Dots

Paper Shelter Challenge : Valentine

Whimsy Inspiration: Metal

Can You Digi It : Love Is In The Air

Crafty Sentiments :Valentine’s

Everybody-Art-Challenge : Metal

LEJ Designs : For Someone Special

Party Time Tuesdays : 3 and 3 (buttons)

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes!

Tuesday Throwdown : Anything Goes

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge : Love ( for a Man)

Kaboodle Doodles : Valentines

Lexi’s Creations : Valentine / Love

Melonheadz Friends Challenge : Valentine’s

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes

The Squirrel & the Fox : Love

Creatalicious Challenges : L’Amour

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

Hedgehog Love

 

It’s an exciting day today!It’s the very first Digi Sketch Challenge and the theme this fortnight is ♥ Love is in the Air ♥.We have the super Scrapiness Designs as our sponsor.

Kelly is hosting this time and here is the fabby sketch :

You can follow the sketch,theme or even both.Hope you stop by the challenge site and check out my fellow DT’s beautiful creations.A truly inspirational bunch.

For my card I’ve used papers and elements from Mini Kit Oh,My Love! by Scrapiness Designs and layered them up in Word to create an all-in-one topper.All part of the design and not…er…because I was nearly out of ink in my printer and thought I stood a better chance of at least printing one thing you understand 😉 LOL…Anyway I added some Stickles to the heart and the hedgies to create texture,adhered some teeny buttons on top of the bows and went over the sentiment with a clear glaze pen to highlight it.So quick easy that’s me done!Beauty of these type of kits – you can craft any way you please!

I’ve rotated the sketch and followed the theme.

Supplies :

Images,Papers and Sentiment : Mini Kit Oh,My Love! by Scrapiness Designs

Mediums : Frosted Lace Stickles,Sakura Clear Glaze Pen 

Card Blank : Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Square 

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine 

To Embellish : Tiny buttons from stash

Some challenges this is for :

2 Sisters : Hearts

A Gem of a Challenge : Hearts/Valentines 

Catch The Bug : Affairs of the Heart

Crafty Calendar : Love & Marriage 

Di’s Digis Designs : Valentines &/or Love

One Stop Craft : Love is in the Air

Totally Gorjuss : Love! 

ATCs & Cards With Attitude : Be My Valentine/Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : Be my Valentine

Digi Haven : Love or Valentines

Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude : Be my Valentine, Anything goes

Raise The Bar : A “COUPLE” of things

Simply Create Too : Valentine’s Day or Hearts

Stampin With The Dragon : Love is in the Air

Totally Papercrafts : Valentines or Love

Cute Card Thursday : Love Struck

Forever Friends : Monthly – Animals &/or Butterflies &/or Birds

MilkCoffee Challenge : Valentines

Paper Crafting Journey : Love

Digistamps 4 Joy : Romance

Inky Impressions : Love

Simon Says Stamp : Have a Heart

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

 

It must be love,doggone it

At Craft Your Passion this week the theme is ♥My Valentine♥.We have the fabulous BugabooStamps 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 featured the cute Puppy Love – heart string by Bugaboo Stamps  and coloured him with Copic Ciao Markers,adding white gel pen highlights plus 3D Crystal Lacquer to his nose and heart dangling from his tail.I made a shaped card for him by cutting out a kraft card blank with a Go Kreate die.I originally bought a small sized set in a sale and was lucky to find these bigger ones that I regretted not getting when I returned to my local craft warehouse 🙂 I cut more hearts from some Basic Grey paper,corrugated card,another kraft card blank and some hessian (burlap).The tag was a sticker from the same set as the paper.I just stamped the sentiment adhered it to another piece of kraft and trimmed around it to create the border.I added a heart shaped brad along with some faux suede strips.The red being some I’d bought from The Works and the tan cut from an old fringed belt my DD1 donated for use in my cardmaking 🙂 I had intended for this to be for my DH but I just know when Feb 14th gets closer the kiddies are going to want to include our dawgy in all the love ♥ so I think this one will be good enough for her too…LOL

How could anybody not love this face?

 Or this nosey girl.LOL 

These pics were taken at Christmas and she was just checking in case there was anything for her in my DD1’s Santa Sack.In the first pic she is posing in her new collar – see she didn’t get missed out.She’s so obliging when there’s a photo opportunity 😀

Supplies :

Image : Puppy Love – heart string by Bugaboo Stamps

Sentiment : From a freebie stamp set from the latest issue of Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine

Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen,3D Crystal Lacquer,Sepia Archival Ink

Card & Paper : DP Basic Grey Cupcake Collection Celebrate,Tag from Basic Grey  Craft  Cupcake Collection Element Stickers,UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank,Red corrugated  card from stash

Tools : Go Kreate Frame Heart #1 and Large Frame Heart #1,Big Shot

To Embellish : Hessian Sheet from The Works,Papermania Heart Brad,Faux Suede Strips from The Works, Recycled Faux Suede Belt

 

Some challenges this is for :

Come and Get It Challenges : Show Us Your Heart

Creative Inspirations Paint : Valentine’s Day

Cupcake Inspirations : 

Dream Valley Challenges : Valentines

Great Impressions : Have a Heart 

Kenny K`s Krafty Krew : To the One I Love 

One Stitch At A Time : Anything Goes

PanPastel UK Challenge : Love and Romance 

Pile It On : Shaped Cards 

Sentimental Sundays : Love is in the Air

The Squirrel & the Fox : Love

2 Sisters : Hearts

A Gem of a Challenge : Hearts/Valentines 

Basic Grey : Your Favourite … (I just adore the Cupcake Collection even tho’ it’s an older one.I also love making shaped cards and adding texture,as well as colouring 🙂 )

Catch The Bug : Theme, Affairs of the Heart

Crafty Calendar :  February Love & Marriage

Di’s Digis Designs : Valentines &/or Love

One Stop Craft : Love is in the Air

Speedy and Friends : Show us some Love

Totally Gorjuss : Love! 

A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge : Love

Bearly Mine : Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments : Anything Goes

Crazy Amigo Challenge : Hearts

Digital Tuesday : Hearts

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations : Valentines 

Inky Chicks : Valentine or Anniversary Card

Papertake Weekly : Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays : Love & Romance

Through The Craft Room Door :  Always Anything Goes!

Top Tip Tuesday : Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Romance/Hearts)

Tuesday Alchemy : Anything Goes

Digistamps 4 Joy : Romance

Inky Impressions : Love

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge : Valentines

Simon Says Stamp : Heart

Stampavie and More : Love

Whimsical Designs : Textiles

Craft Us Crazy : Get to cutting

Cute Card Thursday : Love Struck

MilkCoffee Challenge : Valentines

Paper Crafting Journey : Love

ATCs & Cards With Attitude : Be My Valentine/Anything Goes

Brown Sugar : Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : Be my Valentine

Digi Haven : Love or Valentines

Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude : Be my Valentine/ Anything goes

Pattie’s Creations : Valentines Day

Simply Create Too : Valentine’s Day or Hearts

Sparkle & Glitter, a Rick St. Dennis Challenge : Hugs and Hearts

Stampin With The Dragon : Love is in the Air

Totally Papercrafts : Valentines or Love 

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

A good catch!

The theme of the challenge at Just Some Lines this week is Love ♥.So just perfect with Valentine’s Day around the corner 🙂 Only projects made with Just Some Lines images can be entered.But the good news is there will be a freebie image posted on the blog for the duration of the challenge for you to use!Just pop on over to Just Some Lines to find out all the details.While you’re  there don’t forget to get inspired by the DT’s creations.

For my card I’ve featured the totally adorable Emo Alek  and Amber – I’ll catch you by Just Some Lines.They’ve been watercoloured with Distress Inks.After trimming the top edge has been die cut to give the appearance of the image being torn from a sketch pad. I cut the base from an ivory card blank with a Grand Nestie and layered up some Papermania Vintage Notes papers,die cut decoupage elements and a die cut sentiment.All edges have been Distress Inked.I threaded a button with baker’s twine and also tied some around the die cut heart.This is for my DH.Even tho’ it looks a bit girly I don’t think it matters too much for Valentine’s Day – not sure if he’ll agree LOL

*Click on the pic for a clearer view*

Supplies :

Image :  Emo Alek  and Amber – I’ll catch you by Just Some Lines

Medium : Distress Ink in the following colours ; Old Paper (around edges),Tattered Rose,Spun Sugar,Victorian Velvet,Worn Lipstick,Scattered Straw,Walnut Stain,Wild Honey,Weathered Wood,Stormy Sky, Broken China,Peeled Paint

Papers & Card : DP Papermania Vintage Notes 6 x 6 Linen Paper Pack,Card blank for shaped base plus another for layering from stash,Watercolour card

Tools : Grand Nestabilities  Scalloped Squares and Squares,Shapeabilities Office Supplies,Big Shot,X-Cut Guillotine,Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch,Cut N Dry Foam

To Embellish : Papermania Vintage Notes Decoupage Medley Love and Die Cut Sentiments,Papermania Spots & Stripes Pastels Assorted Buttons,Creative Expressions Baker’s Twine Pastels

Some challenges this is for :

ATCs & Cards With Attitude : Be My Valentine/Anything Goes

Broken Box Stock : Be My Valentine

Card Makin’ Mamas : Anything themed around Love

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : Be my Valentine

Crafty Catz : Love is in the air( feature a heart)

Digi Haven : Love or Valentines

Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude : Be my Valentine/Anything goes

Pattie’s Creations : Valentines Day

Raise The Bar : A “COUPLE” of things

Simply Create Too : Valentine’s Day or Hearts

Sparkle & Glitter, a Rick St. Dennis Challenge : Hugs and Hearts

Stampin With The Dragon : Love is in the Air

 Sweet Pea Stampers : Use a Digital Stamp

Totally Papercrafts : Valentines or Love

Cute Card Thursday : Love Struck

MilkCoffee Challenge : Valentines

Paper Crafting Journey : Love

Sassy Studio Designs : Have a heart

Digistamps 4 Joy : Romance

Inky Impressions : Love

Jen’s Digis : Love

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge : Valentines

Simon Says Stamp : Heart

Whimsy Inspiration : Fancy Edges

A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge : Love

Crafty Sentiments : Anything Goes

Crazy Amigo Challenge : Hearts

Creative Craft Challenges : Hugs & Kisses

Digital Tuesday : Hearts

Everybody-Art-Challenge : Heart

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations : Valentines

Inky Chicks : Valentine or Anniversary Card

LEJ Designs : Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays : Love & Romance

Ribbon Carousel Challenge : Love Is In The Air

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes!

Top Tip Tuesday : Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Tuesday Alchemy : Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown : Heartstrings

Cutie Pie Challenge : Valentines Cards

Incy Wincy Designs : Love is in the Air

Kaboodle Doodles :Hearts

Lexi’s Creations : Valentine / Love

Melonheadz Friends Challenge : Valentine’s

Ooh La La Creations : Love Story

Paper Playtime : Border Punches

613 Avenue Create : Anything Goes (twist: Love) 

Dream Valley Challenges :Valentines 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

A different kind of post…

Normally on a Monday I’m quite excited to post the new Craft Your Passion challenge and I was also delighted to make this card with this sweet,sweet image but then I heard the sad news that Jacqui,creator of The Digi Garden designs and our sponsor for this week,had suddenly passed away.Although I never knew this lady personally I would like to offer my heartfelt condolences to her family and friends and my thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

I’ve added a link to her store,even though it is now closed,so that if you were not familiar with the site you may take a look at the endearing little characters.It would be lovely also if  you took the time to peek at the rest of the Craft Your Passion DT’s cards and projects.I think they make a beautiful  tribute.We are also welcoming our new members this week.

The challenge is to use Pastel Colours this week so I just had to go out and induldge in some items from the new Papermania Spots & Stripes Pastels collection.I’ve accented them with some pink and light coloured kraft card.And adding my own take on the theme I coloured this little cutie with Soft Pastel Pencils too.The flowers are die cut and have buttons tied with paper twine added to the centres.The sentiment is stamped directly onto the patterned paper.

Supplies :

Image : Emily’s Flower by The Digi Garden

Sentiment : Kaisercraft Friends Mini Clear Stamp Set

Mediums : Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Soft Pastel Pencils,Winsor and Newton Artist’s Fixative,Coffee Archival Ink

Paper & Card : DP Papermania Spots & Stripes Pastels 8 x 8 paper pack,Papermania Spots & Stripes Pastels Mini Square Notelets,Cherry Blossom Trimcraft 12 x 12 Textured Card,Light kraft card from stash

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Nellies Multi Frame Dies Circle,X-Cut Dielicious Petal Posies Decorative Dies,Swirl from Marianne Design Rectangle Frame Set,Big Shot

To Embellish : Papermania Spots & Stripes Pastels Assorted Ribbon,Papermania Spots & Stripes Pastels Assorted Buttons,Paper Twine from stash

I’d like to share this card in these challenges :

Allsorts :  Lets get Cute

Catch The Bug : Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges : A project to show friendship & good spirits

One Stop Craft : Anything Goes

ATCs & Cards With Attitude : Ribbons/Lace

Crafty Catz : Anything but Square

Fussy and Fancy : Circles

Jellypark Challenges : Button up

Totally Papercrafts : Make Your Own Embellishments

ABC Challenge : G is for Going Dotty

Craft Us Crazy : Get to Cutting

Crafty Ribbons : Anything Goes with Ribbon

Southern Girls : Get Krafty

Crafting for all Seasons : Buttons and Bows

Crafts and Me : Your Favourite Embellishment

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : One for the Girls

Simon Says Stamp : Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments : Buttons & Bows

Die Cuttin’ Divas : Anything Goes

Tuesday Alchemy : Anything Goes

Twisted Tuesday : No twist! Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Totally charming!

Just a reminder that the Add a Charm challenge at Just Some Lines  is still open.You could be in the running for a super prize.You need play along with a Just Some Lines image  to enter and one random winner will get 4 digi stamps of their choice.It doesn’t stop there tho’ as the Top 3 will get one digi stamp each too!There is a freebie to get you started too or you can choose one from Just Some Lines here.

For my card I’ve used Emo – Hello World by Just Some Lines.Isn’t  she a delight 🙂 I’ve coloured her with Polychromos pencils and some Distress Ink has been applied around the edges.Some First Editions Family Ties papers have been to chosen to go with her.A die cut flower from matching paper has been added.I wrapped some paper twine around the brad in the centre then tied 2 charms on the ends.I stamped a sentiment (love these mini sets from Kaisercraft),cut it into a banner shape and attached a cute wooden ladybird to the end.

Supplies :

Image : Emo – Hello World by Just Some Lines

Sentiment : Life Kaisercraft Clear Mini Stamp Set

Mediums : Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils, Memento Rhubarb Stalk Dew Drop Ink Pad,Old Paper Distress Ink Pad

Paper & Card : DP First Editions Fanily Ties,Trimcraft Textured 12 x 12 Card,Papermania Capsule Collection Textured A4 Colossal Pack 

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Martha Stewart Cherish Edger Punch,Siesta Lip Pattern Corner Punch,Marianne Design Round Flower,Joy!Crafts Leaves 2,Big Shot

To Embellish : Making Memories Brad,Woodware Wooden Ladybirds, Paper Twine  and charms from stash

Some challenges this is for :

Cute Card Thursday : A Different Corner

DRS Designs : Brads

Happy Campers : Flowers – use something digital

Moving Along With The Times : Punch it Out

Paper Crafting Journey : For a Girl

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : One for the Girls

Simon Says Stamp : Anything Goes

The Perfect Sentiment : Diecut

Creative Card Crew : Girly

Die Cuttin’ Divas : Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays : Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes!

Tuesday Alchemy : Anything Goes

Twisted Tuesday : No twist! Anything Goes

Critter Sketch : Bring On The Metal

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge : Girly

Love to Create : Anything Goes with a Sentiment

Melonheadz Friends Challenge : Use a Digi

One Stitch At A Time : Use a Digi

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x