Rolling Brightly Along

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The challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week is Bright Colours.Drop on by to join in the fun and be in with the chance of winning a super prize.Don’t forget to take a look at some fabulous inspiration by the talented DT while you’re there.

Here’s the dynamic Tobey – Roller Skates by Crafty Sentiments Designs.He’s been coloured with Copic Ciao Markers with a few white gel pen highlights.I’m so glad I found these papers 🙂 They’re just perfect for this challenge and more impact has been given teaming them with this orange card.Now,glitter is usually the last thing I would go to for a male themed card but I thought I’d liven it up a bit with some touches of Glitter Shake Pen in gold for the centres of the stars and to draw around the shooting one on the sentiment.This was then heat embossed with clear powder for a cabouchon effect.A length of paper twine has been stretch across the border strip,a looped and tied bunch added then finally topped with a button threaded with more paper twine for a dimensional finish.

Supplies :

Image : Tobey – Roller Skates by Crafty Sentiments Designs

Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,Jet Black Archival Ink,Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen,Graph’It Markers Gold Glitter Shake Pen,Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad,Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder

Papers & Card : DP Kaisercraft Blast Off! 6 1/2″ Pad (including sentiment and border die cuts),American Crafts 12 x 12 Textured Cardstock

Tools : Grand Nestabilities Grand Circles,Nestabilities Standard Circles Small,X-Cut Dielicious Nesting Dies Star,Big Shot, X-Cut Large Corner Rounder Punch,Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch

To Embellish : Woodware Primary Colours Buttons,Paper Twine from stash

Some challenges I would like to enter :

AuroraWings Challenge : Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart : Always Anything Goes

Love to Scrap : Anything Goes

Not Just Cards : Always Anything Goes

Sparkle N Sprinkle : Anything Goes with Loose Glitter, Embossing Powder and/or Flocking

Whoopsi Daisy : Add a Sentiment

Eclectic Ellapu : PINK – Anything Goes

Pile It On : Use 3 of Something (3 die cut stars)

Artbymiran Challenge : Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic : March – Bingo (Image,More Than 2 Layers,Die Cut)

Creative Fingers : Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner : Cute As A Button

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

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Sunshine and Flowers

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Well,we’re into another week of the month long Flowers challenge at Just Some Lines.To play along you need to use a Just Some Lines image to enter and you could win a digi if you’re picked as part of the Top 3 🙂 

Here’s the adorable Emo Basket by Just Some Lines who just also happens to be this month’s freebie.You can find her here.She’s been coloured up with Graph’It Markers in warm,sunny hues.Looking at the weather we’ve had this week that was just wishful thinking!!The papers are some I’ve had for longer than I care to remember and I’m totally on a mission to use my vast stacks of paper up – even tho’ there is great temptation out there and I’m finding it difficult to resist 😉 The only piece of yellow ribbon (not a colour I use very often) in my stash was too acid a shade.So I changed the cream one I found by first going over in Lemon 1130 then Cream 1210 to tone it down.A pretty good match for the cardstock don’tcha think?I punched out some flowers and gave them blingy centres 🙂 The sentiment is a freebie stamp and I just love this font 😀 Let’s hope this brings on the sunshine!!

Supplies :

Image : Emo Basket by Just Some Lines 

Sentiment : Magazine freebie

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,Jet Black Archival Ink

Papers & Card : DP Making Memories,American Crafts 12 x 12 Textured Cardstock

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Nestabilities Standard Circles Small,Nellie’s Multi Frame Dies Circles,Big Shot,Martha Stewart Flower Punch and Stamp

To Embellish : Cream ribbon from stash tinted yellow with Graph’It Markers,Jacs Warm Series Gemstone Wheel

 

 

Some challenges this is for :

Crafting At The Weekend : Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar : Sunshine and Showers

Paper Creator’s Crafts : Flowers & Bows

 A Creative Romance : Girly Creations

Alphabet Challenge  : H for Handmade Embellishments

Brown Sugar : Anything Goes

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Warm Colours/Oranges and Lemons (Used oranges and yellows with a splash of pink)

Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge : Bold and Bright

Stampin’ For The Weekend : For The Girls

4 Krafty Girlz  : Anything Goes

DRS Designs : Feelin’ Punchy

Crafter’s Cafe : Girly

Crafting By Designs : Anything Goes

Digistamps 4 Joy : Anything Goes 

Divas by Design : Anything Goes

Inky Impressions : Bingo (flowers,ribbon,bling)

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge : Flowers

Fitztown Challenge : Thank You

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

 

 

 

Pearls in Blossom

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At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is Pearls and Lace.We have the fabulous Aurora Wings 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.

Isn’t this just the most adorable little thing!!She’s Whimsical Cherry Blossom Sprite  by Aurora Wings and I coloured her with Graph’It Markers.Little spots of Liquid Pearls were added to the stamens.Some freebie paper was used in the background and behind that I tucked a couple of lacy punched borders.Lengths of crochet lace cover the joins 🙂 I bought the fab cherry embossing folder a while back but this is the first time it’s been used and I love it!A chipboard greeting banner and flower that came with the paper pack have been added along with some real pearls – well,flat backed ones at least 😉

My computer still won’t connect to the internet and I’ve really missed being able to download,print and create.Unfortunately when I got my wireless printer a while back I just plugged it into my PC as that was where the printing was to be done.Now,I can only access the internet thru’ my DH’s laptop and whilst I can download I can’t print from it.Being ‘clever’ thought I could make my printer wireless and connect it to the laptop.Not so 😦 Appears that can only be done with my computer thru’ the internet….Grrrr!Yeah,I know I could probs set up the printer with the cable to the laptop BUT it sits on my dining table when in use and has to cleared away at meal times.If I wanted it on the computer desk I would have to pack up my PC and put it away – don’t want to do that!!Sooooo…then an idea hits me (doesn’t happen too often but it’s a goody when it does)…I bought myself a reasonably priced USB Flash Drive/Memory Stick (cheapest from Argos)…whatever you want to call them 😉 Now I can just transfer what I like to my PC and print – genius!It’s so easy even a computer simpleton like myself can use it – yay! And the moral of the story is if anyone else finds themselves in a predicament like this then this may be the solution 🙂

Supplies :

Image :  Whimsical Cherry Blossom Sprite by Aurora Wings 

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,White Opal Liquid Pearls

Paper & Card : DP Freebie from Papercraft Inspirations Magazine,Core’dinations Pastels 12 x 12 Cardstock,Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Edger Punch,Nestabilities Scalloped Ovals Small,Nestabilities Classic Ovals Small,Crafter’s Companion 6 x 6  Embossalicious Cherry-licious Folder,Big Shot,Decoupage Scissors

To Embellish : Chipboard shapes part of freebie along with the papers,Lace from The Works,Flat Back Pearls  from Trimcraft The London Line

Some challenges this is for :

Die Cuttin’ Divas : Happy Birthday (Birthday Cards)

Papertake Weekly : Ohhh So Cute!

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday : Here Comes Summer 

Crafting from the Heart : Always Anything Goes

Created With Love Challenges  : Lots of Layers

Digi Sketch Challenge : Sketch and/or Theme : Anything Goes (just the theme)

Eureka Stamps : Birthdays

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet: Flowers

Ditzie Digi Designs : Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine : Anything Goes 

The Corrosive Challenges :Banners

The Squirrel & The Fox : Let’s Hear it for the Girls!

Crafting At the Weekend : Anything Goes

Di’s Digis Designs : Use Your Markers

Hiding in my Craft Room : Embossing

Totally Gorjuss : Lace

We Do Doobadoo Challenge : Lace

Artbymiran Challenge : Anything Goes

Craftitude : Anything Goes/Use a Die

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : To Die For (use a die)

Digi Haven : Spring has Sprung

QKR Stampede : Punch or Dies

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers :Use Kraft

That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog : Use Kraft 

A Little Bit Crafty :  Flower Power

A & T Emerald Faeries : Flowers Ribbon &/or Lace

Bearly Mine :  Flower

Doodle Pantry : Any Digi Goes

Feeling Crafty Challenge : One for Girls/Ladies

Flat Friends Challenge  : Dies &/or Punches

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

‘Fairy’ Good Luck to You

It’s the final week of the month long St.Patrick’s Day/Good Luck challenge at Just Some Lines.Well,that’s another month over!To play along you need to use a Just Some Lines image to enter and you could win a digi if you’re picked as part of the Top 3 🙂

I’ve taken the adorable Fairy – Bring Home Luck by Just Some Lines  and tried a new technique – well new to me…LOL  After colouring the fairy’s skin and hair I decided I wanted a softer look for her clothing to suit the background papers more.I’ve seen Nikky Hall of Polkadoodles fame use a Mix’It Palette and a Graph’It Blender,with Brush Nib attached,to pick up colour to give a watercolour effect on Create and Craft TV.Now,I don’t have the pallette so had to improvise on that part but I do have the pen equipped with the nib 😛 I’m quite pleased for a first attempt and onto my usual smooth marker colouring card too!For her hair behind her wings I had already use a pale colour and blended it out and for a see through look I ‘painted’ over the top in the chosen wing colour.Personally I think the layering has worked well.After colouring the clover it just looked too dark and overpowering so I just grabbed the Blender again and used it this time to ‘bleach’ out the colour.So she wasn’t floating in a sky of nothingness I drew a very pale blue/grey line around her and the clover then took the Blender and utilised it to soften the edges.Such a versatile and useful tool!To make her fairydust trail nice and sparkly I dotted it with a Graph’It Shake Glitter Gold Marker.I just had to use my recently acquired large corner rounder,especially as it took an age to find one,along with this pretty Tonic Studios border.The sentiment is a freebie from Netty’s Cards (thanks Annette) and the Good Luck has been colour tinted by a Graph’It Marker.Some baker’s twine has been tied to the border.I made some buttons from a sheet of this delightful paper and and an epoxy button sticker,trimmed with scissors.A little wooden butterfly button has been added alongside these and for an extra touch his spots have been dabbed with the Graph’It Shake Glitter Gold Marker 🙂

 

Supplies :

Image :Fairy – Bring Home Luck by Just Some Lines

Sentiment : Freebie from Netty’s Cards

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,Graph’It Shake Glitter Gold Marker

Papers & Card : DP Craft Creations 6 x 6 XOXO Creative Paper Pack,Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Woodware Large Corner Lever Punch,Tonic Studios Daisy Border Simplicity Geared Punch,Woodware 1½” Circle Punch

To Embellish : Creative Expressions Pastel Colours Baker’s Twine,Epiphany Crafts Self-Adhesive Buttons Round 20,Wooden Butterfly Button from stash

 

Some challenges this is for :

Hiding in my Craft Room :  Freestyle

The Doodle Garden :  Anything Goes

Crafty Catz : Anything Goes

Digi Haven : Things with Wing

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Springtime Pastels

Pattie’s Creations : Anything Goes

Polkadoodles : Spring Is In The Air

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

Stampin’ For The Weekend : Spring Colors

That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog : Inky Antics (must use some kind of ink)

4 Crafty Chicks : Spring (inspired by colours)

Little Miss Muffet Challenges : Anything Goes

MilkCoffee Challenge: Spring (inspired by colours)

Paper Crafting Journey : Anything Goes

Sassy Studio Designs : Pretty Pastels

Creative Moments : Anything Goes/Things with Wings

Divas by Design : Buttons and Bows

House That Stamps Built : Things with Wings

Simon Says Stamp : Buttons

Fan-Tastic Tuesday : Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes

Digi Sketch Challenge : Fantasy

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

Sew Young!

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At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is Birthday Bonanza!We have the fabulous Heather Ellis 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.

I’ve decided to try and take a different approach with my card making recently.Rather than the usual patterned paper matted and layered onto coordinating card for the background etc…Soooo what’s the first thing I do here?Mat a piece of patterned paper onto the card blank :s Still at least I took the time to hand stitch with some baker’s twine.And then I did  do something unusual,well for me at least 😉 This lil’ cutie is Pure Innocence 013 by Heather Ellis and you can find her by scrolling down the page a little.Heather also has a bit of a sale going on and some of her delightful images are as little as 50p!Anyways she’s been coloured with Graph’It Markers and is wearing a paper pieced dress.This has also been given some depth with a Graph’It Marker.Now for the diverse part…I’ve created this frame piece by die cutting an oval to fit the image,embossing  some textured card with some loverly spots.Because my folder wasn’t long enough to cover it entirely I chose to lay it across the other way and centre it.Now what to do about those plain ends?Punch ’em!Now what to do about those pesky lines where the folder ended?Pierce ’em!Opted not to stitch them as well…gives a cleaner look.Then I positioned it over the top and adhered it using thin (1mm) foam tape.The little banners poking out the side were cut from another sheet of paper from the same pack.To finish I took an Epiphany Craft Epoxy Self-Adhesive Button and lay it over a yet another piece of paper from the same  collection.No prizes for guessing it had buttons printed all over it!As I’m too tight wise and frugal to part with 20 quid (!) for a matching punch I just made sure it stuck down well and trimmed round with some decoupage scissors,followed by a pokey tool to make the holes 🙂

Supplies :

Image : Pure Innocence 013 by Heather Ellis 

Medium : Graph’It Markers

Paper & Card : DP Craft Creations 6 x 6 XOXO Creative Paper Pack,White card from Core’dinations Roy G.Biv 12 x 12 Cardstock Pad,Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Cuttlebug Polka Dots 5 x 7 Embossing Folder,Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large,Big Shot,Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch.Piercing Tool,Decoupage Scissors

To Embellish : Creative Expressions Pastel Colours Baker’s Twine,Epiphany Crafts Self-Adhesive Buttons Round 20

Some challenges this is for :

Card Mania : Something New (Designer Papers)

Digi Makeover Challenge : Buttons

Digi Sketch Challenge : Sketch and/or Theme: Cute (just theme)

Fitztown Challenge : Spring Colors

Love to Create  : Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle : Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine : Use Spring Colors

The Squirrel & the Fox : Autumn or Spring (Spring)

My Time to Craft : Frame it

Crafty Catz : Paper Piecing

Creative Corner : Button Up

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog : Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T.  : Mother’s Day/Female

MilkCoffee Challenge : Emboss wet or dry

Crafting By Designs : Anything Goes

Crafting for all Seasons : Spring

Hobbybook Designer Challenge : Make It Girly

Little Red Wagon : Punches

Of course I couldn’t resist making a second card with another of Heather’s darling images…

 

 

He’s  The Boy & The Dog 003.The colouring is with Graph’It Markers and altho’ it doesn’t show up the puddle has a coating of  3D Crystal Lacquer.I’ve also sponged a little ink around to take the witness off the background.This time I cut the card blank down them made the topper fit the length of the original size of the card. I kind of used the same principle  with the embossing folder and aperture ‘cept this folder covered the whole area.I added two handcut banners to the base.Once I’d inked the edges for  extra definition they were attached and I ran down the side with an EK Success Piercing Bug in a wobbly fashion then cross stitched to compliment the pattern in the paper.I die cut a couple of clouds and inked their bottoms….careful!…lol… XD A sentiment was cut from another piece of paper (as in the above card).Some of the edges were distressed and I added piercing to the scalloped edge 🙂

Supplies :

Image :  The Boy & The Dog 003  by Heather Ellis

Medium : Graph’It Markers,3D Crystal Lacquer,Summer Sky Memento Dew Drop Ink 

Paper & Card : DP Craft Creations 6 x 6 XOXO Creative Paper Pack,White card from Core’dinations Roy G.Biv 12 x 12 Cardstock Pad,Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Craft Concepts Hexagon Illusion Universal Embossing Folder,X-Cut Tilly Daydream Hexagon Dielicious Nesting Dies, Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Scallop,Joy! Crafts Clouds Dies,Big Shot,Piercing Tool,Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

To Embellish : We R Memory Keepers Floss

Some challenges this is for :

Card Mania : Something New (Designer Papers) – counts as 2nd entry

Digi Sketch Challenge : Sketch and/or Theme: Cute (just theme) – counts as 2nd entry

Love to Create  : Anything Goes – counts as 2nd entry

Glitter n Sparkle : Anything Goes – counts as 3rd entry

My Time to Craft : Frame it – counts as 2nd entry

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

That’s Crafty! Challenge Blog : Anything Goes – counts as 2nd entry

MilkCoffee Challenge : Emboss wet or dry – counts as 3rd entry

Crafting By Designs : Anything Goes – counts as 2nd entry

Kaboodle Doodles : Anything but a Square

Perfectly Rustics : Hexagons

One Stitch At A Time : For a Boy

Sentimental Sundays : Cards for Boy/Man

That Craft Place : Anything Goes

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Male Colors

Stempelsonnen Challenge : Young Men Birthday

The Male Room : Blue, Green, Brown

Nutcrafters : Masculine

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

Hamsters just want to have fun!

At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is 200th Challenge Special – Pick any challenge from the past year.We have the fabulous 2 Cute Ink  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.

I just had to opt for this cute,cute Hula Hoop Hamster as they’re my favourite animals – just don’t tell my dog,OK?! He’s from  2 Cute Ink  but I’m afraid he doesn’t seem to have made his way over into the new shop yet,maybe he’s having too much fun playing 😉 The owner is trying hard to transfer all her digital stamps and you can still check out her other adorable creations there 🙂 He’s been coloured with Graph’It Markers including the Blender to create a soft sky-ish effect around him.Yeah,sky-ish ‘cos it’s not a full blown sky!I kept the card fairly simple by adding this fab apple paper and a white punched border to contrast with both that and the kraft base.A little hand stitching in white to create a little interest plus my chosen theme was ‘Haberdashery Items’.I put a little ‘FUN’ into the card using the Whimsy Spell It Out Alphabet Set stamped onto self adhesive cork,then hand trimmed.Even tho’ this is self adhesive I still tend to dollop a little glue on the back,as with any product of this nature,to give it extra staying power!Three sweet little wooden heart buttons have been added higgledy piggledy (there’s a good old fashioned phrase for you!) style along the bottom.

Supplies :

Image : Hula Hoop Hamster by  2 Cute Ink

Sentiment : Whimsy Spell It Out Alphabet Set

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,Jet Black Archival Ink

Card & Paper : DP Bazzill Basics Avalon 6 x 6 Multipack,American Crafts Textured 12 x 12 Cardstock,Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,X-Cut Large Corner Rounder Punch,Martha Stewart Dotted Scallop Edger Punch,Piercing tool,Steel ruler,Needle & thread

To Embellish : Wooden Heart Buttons from stash

 

Some challenges this is for :

Bunny Zoe’s Crafts : Hearts/Love

Crafting from the Heart : Anything Goes / Use Red

Digi Makeover Challenge: Hearts

Eureka Stamps : Hearts / Love is in the air

My Craft Creations :  Always Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations : Use a Heart

Whoopsi Daisy : Sentiment

Lacy Sunshine : Use a Sentiment

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper : Anything goes with Patterned Paper

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts : Hey Cutie

4 Krafty Girlz : Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges : Anything Goes

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

It Bee all yellow!

At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is Spots & Stripes.We have the fabulous Bugaboo Stamps  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.

I’ve taken the most adorable Bugaboo Brats Bugs – Girl Bee by Bugaboo Stamps and coloured her up with Graph’It Markers.The flower and bobbly bits on the end of her antennae (yeah,technical I know!) have had added sparkle from a Gold Glitter Shake Marker.After shading her wings,pulling the colour out for a softer look with the Graph’It Blender Pen,I coated them in Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint.

Here’s a closer look :

The rest of the card has been kept fairly simple with hexagonal die cuts of spotty & stripey papers.I placed a greeting on top of one.This actually comes from Bees – Birthday from Bugaboo Stamps but I thought it would work well here too 🙂 I’ve added some tiny black gems to her eyes,also to the ‘i’ and exclamation mark.I can’t take credit for the idea tho’.This is just the type of detail that the inspirational and super talented Bonnie,with whom I have the pleasure of working alongside at Craft Your Passion,adds – and I usually forget!LOL XD….To complete the card I’ve stretched a length of ribbon across the bottom threaded on a chipboard button.Have to admit yellow isn’t a colour I usually go for but it suits this gal perfectly 🙂

Supplies :

Image :  Bugaboo Brats Bugs – Girl Bee by Bugaboo Stamps

Sentiment :  Bees – Birthday from Bugaboo Stamps

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,Gold Glitter Shake Marker,Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint

Papers : Papermania Capsule Collection Spots & Stripes Brights 8 x 8 Paper Pack

Tools : X-Cut Tilly Daydream Hexagon Dies,Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes Embossing Folder,Decoupage Scissors

To Embellish : Papermania Capsule Collection Spots & Stripes Brights Chipboard Buttons and Ribbons,Black Gems from stash

Some challenges this is for :

Crafty Sentiment Designs :  Recipe:- 1 image, 2 papers, 3 different embellishments

Creative Card Crew : Recipe:- 1 ribbon, 2 papers, 3 gems/pearls 

Party Time Tuesdays : Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes

My Craft Spot : Polka Dots

Challenges 4 Everybody : Anything Goes

Quirky Crafts : The 3 B’s: Birds, Bugs & Butterflies

The Ribbon Girls : Anything Goes

The Squirrel & the Fox : Use embellishments

Crafty Calendar :  Lets Celebrate

Di’s Digis Designs : Spots & Dots

Delicious Doodles : Must Use a Ribbon

Frosted Designs Friday Challenge : Polka Dots

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Anything Goes 

Pattie’s Creations : For The Little Girls

Stampin’ For The Weekend : Happy Birthday

A Little Bit Crafty : Celebrate

A & T Emerald Faeries : Things with Wings

Cards Galore Encore : Anything Goes

Lothian Crafts Online : Birthday for a Female

Little Miss Muffet Challenges : What a fuss…fussy cutting

Digistamps 4 Joy : Ribbon

Inky Impressions : Ribbon

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Paper-peaced Angel

The Christmas/Winter month long challenge at Just Some Lines is still going on.To play along you need to use a Just Some Lines image to enter and you could win a digi if you’re picked as part of the Top 3!

I’ve printed this beautiful,serene Christmas Angel by Just Some Lines   directly onto the kraft card base using a verse editor for inserts as the template.The top half of her dress,face,hands,wings and hair have been coloured with Graph’It Markers.I just love how they’ve turned out 🙂 So pleased with the results.For the skirt I’ve paper pieced with some pretty Christmas DP and overlayed the floaty part with vellum.The star after being coloured first with a Graph’It Maker was glitzed up with some Stickles as was her halo.I’ve added a couple of strips of glittery self adhesive film,one die cut,topped with some wooden star buttons.They’ve been coated with more Stickles and threaded with paper twine.The sentiment has been stamped in the bottom left corner.

Supplies :

Image :  Christmas Angel by Just Some Lines

Sentiment : From Penny Black T for Transparent set The Wonder

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,Jet Black Archival Ink,Diamond Stickles

Paper & Card :  Craft UK Limited 6 x 6 Kraft Card Blank,DP Dovecraft Christmas Fancy 6 x 6 Pack,Vellum from stash

Tools : Decoupage Scissors,Nellie Snellen Lace Edge Border Die,Big Shot,X-Cut Guillotine

To Embellish : Wooden Star Buttons,Paper Twine,Glittered Self Adhesive Film from stash

 

Some challenges this is for :

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas : Last Minute Card or something you have not shown already

Di’s Digis Designs : Anything Christmas

Totally Gorjuss : Quick Christmas!

Word Play Saturday : Fairy or Angel

Brown Sugar : Anything Goes

Craftitude : Anything Goes/Christmas Sparkle

Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge : Anything Goes

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Anything Goes/ Pink With Pattern

QKR Stampede : Happy Holidays

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

Stampin’ For The Weekend  : Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts : Christmas using Non-Traditional Colors

Wags ‘n Whiskers : Christmas

DRS Designs : Three’s Company

MilkCoffee Challenge : Any Christmas Creation

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Who ‘eight’ all the mints?

At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is  Christmas ABC (Anything But a Card).We have the fabulous Whimsy Stamps as our sponsors 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.

I decided to make an After Eight dispenser as a gift for  my DS2’s teacher.For those who’ve not heard of them before they are wafer thin dark chocolates that have a gooey mint fondant centre.They were intended as after dinner mints but they’re so yummy I doubt anybody could wait that long!So back to the dispenser…I followed  a tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers for a Tea Bag Dispenser Box as this worked out to be perfect for these too 🙂 All the base card is kraft and the papers are a magazine freebie from last year that I never got round to using.The cute stamp is Santa Emma by C C Designs.I bought her in a sale at least a couple of years ago and used her only once I think.She’s been coloured with Graph’It Markers.I was very lucky in a recent challenge on their blog and won some fabulous goodies – i.e. some pens including a Glitter Shake in Gold 😀  As I only have a fairly small collection of pens these were a very welcome addition:) It was quite an adventure creating the depth and blend I wanted to achieve but I’m quite please how she turned out.I used the Plum as the darker shade but found the Ruby (and only red I own) didn’t,as I suspected,blend too well so I hit upon the idea of using the Magenta.This gave a perfect blend but as this was too pink I went back over with the Ruby to bring the red back.I was impressed that,as unlike some other brands of pens,there was no spattering or seepage with the dark red/pink tones 🙂 The Powder worked beautifully as a highlighting colour.For the bluey/green parts a mix of Dark Cyan,Jasmine and  Fresh mint were used.After colouring the buckle on her belt with regular Graph’It Markers I went over with the Glitter Shake Pen (shame I forgot to take a close up).With some experimentation it was quite rewarding that I could get the kind of results I was looking for with a limited amount of pens 🙂

For the trims on her clothing I opted for a White Sakura Souffle Pen.Normally on cards I would apply FLuffy Stuff or Flower Soft but I wasn’t sure how well it would stand up to the handling this may get.

Here’s a view of how I decorated the top :

And a close up of the tag I made to match.This will be attached once it’s been wrapped in cellophane :

Supplies :

Image :  Santa Emma Stamp by C C Designs

Sentiment : Past magazine Hot Off The Press freebie stamp

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,Graph’It Gold Glitter Shake Pen,Sakura Souffle Pen,Jet Black Archival Ink

Paper & Card : Papermania 12 x 12 Kraft Basics,DP past freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine

Tools : Fiskars 30cm Euro Personal Paper Trimmer,Woodware 1″ & 1 1/2″ Circle Punches,Marianne Design Fantasy Flowers,Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Scalloped Tags Decorative Dies,Big Shot

To Embellish : Ribbon,Wooden Button and Jute Twine from stash

 

Some challenges this is for :

4 Krafty Girlz : Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday : Celebrations

Delightful Challenges : Celebrate

MilkCoffee Challenge : Any Christmas Creation

A & T Emerald Faeries : Christmas

Always Something Creative : Merry Christmas

Bastel-Traum : Anything but a Card

Crafts and Me Challenge & Inspiration Blog : Christmas Gift Box

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra  : Anything Goes…Christmas

Desert Island Crafters : 2.  Die Cuts, 3.  2 or More Papers, 4.  Ribbon/Twine, 7.  Flowers, 9.  Make a gift, 10. Red/Green

Die Cut Divas :  Let’s Celebrate

Fairies Challenge Blog : Christmas

Feeling Crafty Challenge : Christmas

Heck of a Challenge : Colorful Christmas

Crafting for all Seasons : Anything Christmas but a Card

Crafty Creations : Anything Goes

Creative Belli : Christmas

Digistamps 4 Joy : Anything Goes

Divas by Design : Anything Goes

Inky Impressions : Merry Christmas 

 Paper Shelter Challenge : Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenges : Anything Goes

Die Cuttin’ Divas : Happy Holidays

Inky Chicks : Christmas

Papertake Weekly : Christmas cards/projects

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes

Graph’It Colour Challenge : Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Hat’s my girl!

This is the last week of the 3 or More Embellishments challenge at Just Some Lines.Oh my gosh!It’s December tomorrow!To play along you need to use a Just Some Lines image to enter and you could win a fantastic digi stamp if you’re picked as part of the Top 3!

I’ve coloured up the gorgeous Lissie’s Sun Hat by Just Some Lines with Graph’It Markers.The purple shades I own are perhaps a little more vibrant than the dusky plum paper I’d chosen so I’ve inked around all edges with Milled Lavender Distress Ink to tie everything together more.The papers and card have been given the other type of distressing treatment too.A length of tulle has been wrapped around the horizontal panel and a bow tied to the side.I ran the chisel end of one of my markers along the outside to add some definition.The centre has been topped with a gem pin.I bought these by mistake thinking they were brads 😦 So to adapt them I chop off part of the pin at the back using wire cutters then place a foam pad behind for what’s left over to embed itself into and adhere it using Glossy Accents.I love a happy ending 😉 I dug out a couple of metal corners to create interest and to fill the space at the top of the card.They also complete the vintage feel.

Supplies :

Image :  Lissie’s Sun Hat by Just Some Lines 

Mediums : Graph’It Markers,Milled Lavender Distress Ink

Papers & Card :  DP My Mind’s Eye A Beautiful Life 6 x 6 Pad,American Crafts Textured 12 x 12 Cardstock

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Edger Punch,Nestabilities Large Standard Circles,Big Shot,Tim Holtz Paper Distresser

To Embellish : Dovecraft Lillibet Paper Lace Doilies,Metal Corners & Tulle from stash,Gem Pins accidentally bought in The Works

 

Some challenges this is for : 

A Creative Romance :Vintage Style

Graph’It Colour Challenge :Vintage Polka Dots

Sweet Pea Stampers : Lots of Texture

4 Krafty Girlz  : Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T : Use Metal/Add a Charm

Cute Card Thursday : Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times : Girly but no Pink

Crafter’s Cafe :  Anything Goes

Creative Moments : Vintage/Anything goes

Digistamps 4 Joy : Distressing

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Frame a Female 

Simon Says Stamp : Anything Goes

Bearly Mine Challenges : Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiment Designs : Anything Goes 

Fan-Tastic Tuesday : Make It Fancy

LEJ Designs : Buttons Bows or Beads

Party Time Tuesdays : Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe’s Crafts :  Shabby Chic/Vintage

Craft-Dee BowZ : Anything Goes with Handmade Bow

 Crafting from the Heart : Anything Goes

My Craft Creations : Anything Goes

Paper Playtime : Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody : Anything Goes  

Creative Inspirations Paint : Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine : Anything Goes

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x