Delightfully Sweet :)

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The challenge at Crafty Sentiments this week is Sweet.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.

Well,I think this is something sweet in lots of ways 🙂 This is Strawberry Delight by Crafty Sentiments Designs all coloured up with Copic Ciao Markers.A few white gel pen highlights have been added too.I’ve thrown in lots of stitch effect dies along with this fabulous strawberry die,a new buy of mine 🙂 The sentiment is a bargain stamp I’ve had for a while and suited the theme and image perfectly.The centres of all the flowers have had micro beads adhered in place.I’ve never used them before (even tho’ I’ve had them ages) and I think I got most of them everywhere except on the card – LOL 😛

Supplies :

Image : Strawberry Delight by Crafty Sentiments Designs

Sentiment :  Imaginisce Lucy Bird Sweet Thing Snag ’em Clear Stamp

Mediums : Archival Jet Black Ink,Copic Ciao Markers,Sakura White Gelly Rol Pen

Papers & Card :  DP Raspberry Road Freebie from past issue of  Quick Cards Made Easy,Red cardstock from stash,White& Green American Crafts  12 x 12 Textured Cardstock

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Spellbinders Borderabilities A2 Curved Borders One,Crea-Nest-Lies set stansen no. 24 XXL,Memory Box Open Studio Die Country Stitches,Cottage Cutz Petite Die Strawberry,Big Shot

To Embellish : Magazine freebie Yellow Micro Beads

Some challenges I would like to enter :

Artistic Inspirations : Anything Goes or Twist of Summer

Bunny Zoe’s Crafts : Furry Friends

Card Mania : Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart : Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards : Always Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff : Anything Goes

Colour Your World with Lacy Sunshine : Anything Goes

Come and Get It : Anything Goes with Flowers

Dragonfly Dreams : Midsummer Delights

Glitter n Sparkle : Anything Goes

Allsorts : How Does Your Garden Grow

Crafty Friends Challenge : Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge : Anything Goes

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards : Seeing Red

Craft for the Craic : Summer Time!

Crafty Catz : Anything Goes

Creative Fingers : Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft : Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge : Always Anything Goes (Cards only)

Crafts Galore Encore : Stamp or Digi Anywhere

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

Crafty Time : Punches or Dies

Digistamps 4 Joy : Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy’s Challenge : Summertime

SLS Lines Challenge : Use Die Cuts or Punches

The Sisters of Craft : Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude : Anything Goes

Mod Squad Challenge : Use Pattern Paper

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Make it sweet

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At Craft Your Passion this week the challenge is Sweet Treats.We have the fabulous Inky Impressions 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 gone a little colour crazy with Cupcakes & Candy Factory Background by Inky Impressions using Copic Ciao Markers,adding Liquid Pearls for texture on the icing.There’s so much amazing detail I just had to!I picked out the colours in these fabulous freebie papers.A strip of cotton lace has been attached to the under side of the triangular piece,to replicate the frilliness of the doilies,and I dug out these nice,shiny buttons.They look a bit like sweeties too 🙂 I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment,leaving it plain so it stood out from the patterned paper.I chose the cardstock as not only was it the perfect shade of minty green it also has a pretty shimmer to it  🙂

Supplies :

Image : Cupcakes & Candy Factory Background by Inky Impressions

Sentiment : Imaginisce Lucy Bird Sweet Thing Snag ‘em Clear Stamp

Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,White Opal Liquid Pearls,Jet Black Archival Ink Pad,White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles Large and Classic Rectangles Large,Big Shot,Decoupage scissors

To Embellish : Papermania Sew Lovely Assorted Buttons,Lace from The Works

 

Some challenges I would like to enter :

Crafting When We Can : Bright Colours

Robyn`s Fetish : Square or Rectangle Cards – Your Choice

Crafty Calendar :  Anything Goes

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

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations : Digi/Pearls or Lace

Doodle Pantry : Any Digi Goes

The Sisters of Craft : Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge :  Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy : Words

Polkadoodles : Clash The Colours

Sister Act Card Challenge : Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks : Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz : Anything Goes

Crafter’s Cafe : Use a Digi

Divas by Design :  Anything Goes

Inky Impressions : Anything Goes

Paper Shelter Challenge : Anything Goes

Penny’s Paper-Crafty : Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp : Anything Goes

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

Bloomin’ bird!

At Digi Sketch Challenge we have another new challenge and the theme this fortnight is Cute.We have the super Cedar Chest Designs as our sponsor.

It’s the lovely Mariken’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 Fat Birdie by Cedar Chest Designs.Just for a bit of fun I thought I would paper piece this little cutie.A Copic Sketch Marker was used to create a little shading around the birds eyes and underneath the bird.All the patterned papers are First Edition Boho Chic.I added a stamped sentiment layered onto a lacy circle cut from my new Crafts Too die set.I found this sweet metal tab whilst rooting around in my embellishment stash so of course it just had to end up on my card 😉

Supplies :

Image : Fat Birdie by Cedar Chest Designs

Sentiment :  So Tweet by Imaginisce

Mediums : Copic Sketch Marker,Jet Black Archival Ink

Papers & Card : DP First Edition Boho Chic 8 x 8 Pad,Core’dinations Roy G.Biv 12 x 12 Cardstock Pad

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Nestabilities Standard Circles Large & Small,Crafts Too Cutting and Embossing Stencils Frame 11,Big Shot,Decoupage Scissors

To Embellish : Making Memories Metal Mini Circles Polo Club File Tab

Some challenges this is for :

One Stop Craft : Anything Goes

Sweet Pea Stampers : Birds of a Feather!

Wags ‘n Whiskers : Anything Goes

Kreativeinkauf-challenge : Anything that flies

Natalie and Amy’s Challenge: Things with Wings

My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps Challenge : Anything Goes

Shelly’s Images : Show us what you got

Crafting By Design : Paper Piecing

Crafts and Me : Use a digi

Crafty Creations : Keep It Simple

Paper Shelter Challenge : Anything Goes

Whimsy Inspiration : Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door : Always Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create : Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations Paint : Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges : Animals

Eclectic Ellapu : Anything Goes 

No Matter Which Challenges : Things with Wings

One Stitch At A Time : Use a Digi 

The Corrosive Challenges : Sentiment on the Front

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

A n-ice sweet treat

This week at Craft Your Passion the challenge is Ribbons or Lace.We have the fabulous The Sugar Kissed Cottage 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 the totally delicious Ice Cream Girl by The Sugar Kissed Cottage and coloured her with Copic Ciao Markers.To give her a more realistic textured ice cream I used some Liquid Pearls.I chose some vintage looking papers to go with this cutie.After fussy cutting her I mounted her on some foam tape onto some die cut layers.I cut some slits in the kraft piece to thread the lace through to allow her something to sit on.I tied a bow topped with a punched flower and threaded button  and added them to the lace strip.Another threaded button has been adhered to the stamped sentiment.

Supplies :

Image : Ice Cream Girl by The Sugar Kissed Cottage 

Sentiment : Imaginisce Lucy Bird Sweet Thing Snag ‘em Clear Stamp

Mediums : Copic Ciao Markers,Jet Black Archival Ink,White Opal Liquid Pearls

Papers & Card : DP Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine freebie,Papermania 12 x 12 Kraft Pack,Papermania Capsule Collection Textured A4 Colossal Pack

Tools : X-Cut Guillotine,Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Edger Punch,Woodware Regular Flower Punch,Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Decorative Dies Magic Mirror,Nellie’s Multi Frame Dies Ovals,Big Shot,Craft Knife,Decoupage Scissors,TimHoltz Paper Distresser

To Embellish : Woodware Coffee and Cream Buttons, Crochet Lace and  Cord from stash

Some challenges this is for :

Natalie and Amy’s Challenge : Die Cuts

2 Sisters : Flowers for Spring

Allsorts :  As Easy as 1 2 3 (1 x image,2 x papers,3 different types of embellishments)

One Stop Craft  : Anything Goes

Card Makin’ Mamas : Spring Colours

Stampin’ For The Weekend : Child’s Play

Aud Sentiments Challenge : Card or Project with a Sentiment for a Girl

Cute Card Thursday : Anything Goes

Crafts and Me :  Ribbons and Lace

Through The Craft Room Door : Anything Goes

Tuesday Alchemy : Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create : Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays : Anything Goes 

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

Choco-purple-icious love!

It’s Dawn’s first time hosting and providing the sketch this week at Willow Sketchie Challenge.Here’s a peek at her fabby sketch :

And the theme is With Love – Hearts.Don’t forget you can follow the sketch and or theme.You could be the lucky winner of a voucher to spend at Willow Designs too!As well as a winner (chosen randomly) there will be a hand picked Top 3 and they will receive a super cute badge for their blog.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 I LOVE Chocolate digital stamp  from Willow Designs.You get both the pre-coloured and black and white outlined images for your money – great value!I’ve used the pre-coloured image and dressed it up with some Liquid Pearls ‘white chocolate’ piping and Glossy accents on her shoes.I was going to use the Glossy Accents on the sweetie wrapper then it hit me out of the blue – or should that be purple!!To give a more authentic crinkly wrapper feel I reached for the Crackle Accents.Think purple Quality Street!If you don’t know what these are Google ’em and it will all be clear.Here’s a closer view :

Sadly the Glossy Accents appear to be shy : ∫

I cut around the edges of the image to slip in parts of my wonky hand cut heart frame.And yes,it was deliberately wonky!Going against my natural grain where everything must be perfect and symmetrical.The great thing about cutting this from corrugated card is the flexibility.It certainly made life a bit easier when trying to maneuver it into position.The sentiment is coloured with ProMarkers and I added some shiny satin purple ribbon.The backing paper is from Crazy Daisy downloadable paper collection from Willow Designs.I’ve only just realised that I had threaded some heart shaped buttons with purple floss but have completely forgotten to add them to my card.Doh!

Supplies :

Image : I LOVE Chocolate digital stamp from Willow Designs 

Sentiment : Imaginisce Sweet Thing Acrylic Stamp

Mediums : White Opal Liquid Pearls,Glossy Accents,Crackle Accents,ProMarkers

Paper & Card : DP From Crazy Daisy Collection by Willow Designs,inKraft Wavy corrugated kraft card,Purple corrugated card from The Works,Craft UK Kraft 6 x 6 card blank (used for matting and layering too)

Tools : X-Cut guillotine, Decoupage scissors

To embellish : Purple satin ribbon from stash

Some challenges this is for :

Crafting for all Seasons : Costumes/dress up

Crafts and Me : Sentiment

Divas by Design :Texture

Papertake Weekly : Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door : Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday : Good With Food

Crafty Bloggers Network :  Anything Goes

Forever Friends : Anything Goes 

The Cutie Pie Challenge : Use a Digi

Challenges 4 Everybody : Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge : For the Girls

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards :  Sweet Treats

Sweet n’ Sassy Digi Challenge :  Hip to be Square

 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

 

 

The sweetest thing

This week at Craft Your Passion there is a picture for your inspiration.We have Milk Coffee and Bugaboo Stamps as our fab sponsors too!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 the very beautiful Tiffany in Spring Fashion Show by Milk Coffee.She’s been printed onto linen textured card and coloured with FlexMarkers.The base for this centre step card is made from the same.The papers were a freebie from  Simply Cards & Papercraft  magazine a while back and I’ve used card from my stash for the matting and die cuts.I made some flowers to match the ones on her dress and in her hair.Pearls were added to the centres and to follow the theme I applied Liquid Pearls to the ones on the image and sentiment.I decided to stamp the sentiment onto pink as I thought white would be too stark.

Supplies : 

Image : Tiffany in Spring Fashion Show by Milk Coffee

Mediums : FlexMarkers,White Opal Liquid Pearls,Coffee Archival Ink

Sentiment : Imaginisce Lucy Bird Sweet Thing Snag ’em Clear Stamp

Papers & Card : DP Hot Off The Press Soft Nostalgia freebie from Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine,Southfield  Snow Linen Card from a mixed 12x 12 pack,Pink and brown card from stash

Tools : Fiskars 30cm  Euro Personal Paper Trimmer,Martha Stewart Score Board,Nellie’s Multi Frame Dies Ovals,Marianne Creatables Floral 1 Dies,Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Elegance,Sizzix Bigz Hinges,Latches,Handles and Photo Turns ,Sizzix Extended Spacer Platform,Sizzix XL Cutting Pads,Big Shot,Decoupage scissors

To embellish : White flat backed pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty

Here are some challenges this is for :

Corrosive Challenges : Hit the Bottle

One Stitch At A Time :  Anything Goes

PanPastel UK Challenge : Add a Flower

The Crafty Pad : Live on the Edge

2 Sisters : Use a Digital Image

Hiding in my Craft Room :  April Flowers bring.. Homemade Flowers 

Just Some Lines :  Give a Gift of Flowers

Card Makin’ Mamas : Make it Girlie      

Delicious Doodles :  Loads of Layers

Fairy Fun Fridays : Anything with Flowers

Fairy Tale : Stepper Card

Wags ‘n Whiskers :  Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy :  Mother’s Day and/or flowers

Sassy Studio Designs : Flowers & flourishes

Shelly’s Images : Anything goes

Southern Girls : Fancy folds

Marianne’s Design Divas : Pearls and Swirls

Sundays with Crissy : Use your favourite colour combo

Through the Craftroom Door : Show me your Favourite Technique (colouring with FlexMarkers,fancy fold,making own flowers)

Paper Pretties : Card for girls 

Whimsy Inspiration :  Punches/diecuts

Stamp-N-Doodle :  April Showers &/or May Flowers

The Stamping Boutique :  Anything Goes

Top Tip Tuesday : Spotty, Dotty

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges : Handmade Flowers 

Victorine Originals :Anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy : Use a Flourish

Opus Gluei : Use Flourishes on your project 

Thanks for looking

Lisa x

So tweet,tweet

The  challenge this week is Button Up (use buttons) at Craft Your Passion.So it’s time to raid your button stash!If you’d like to play along please head on over for details.Don’t forget to take a look at the DT and GDT’s beautiful creations.

We have a fab sponsor too,Purple Panda.Us DT were lucky to receive an image and for my card I’ve used the sweet Baby and Fruitloop.They’ve been coloured with Promarkers and the edges have been inked with Distress Inks.I’ve also created a sky using a stiff bristled brush to stipple some more Distress Ink.The shape has been created with my new toy.I treated myself to a Spellbinders Grand Calibur and some Grand Nestabilities – I deserve it!!I’ve folded a Labels 4 die in half to create my base but I had to chop the tip off the bottom to get it to stand up tho’.I decided not to use any DP for a change.I had a rummage through my buttons and also managed to find some grey embroidery thread.I dug out the sentiment stamp and punched it out.It does have a border around it but because I wanted to mount it onto some card I cut it smaller.

I’m also blogging for the first time on my new computer.It was about time our Jurassic PC was put out to grass.I’m pretty impressed but it’s going to take some time getting used to methinks.I’m also missing a lot of stuff from my old one still but I’m sure I’ll get there eventually – well, I hope!!

Supplies :

Image : Baby and Fruitloop by Purple Panda

Sentiment : So Tweet by Imaginisce

Mediums : Promarkers,Tumbled Glass,Peeled Paint and Shabby Shutters Distress Ink

Card : Papermania 12 x12 Textured Card

Tools : Grand Nestabilities Label 4,Nestabilities Standard Circles,Grand Calibur,1 1/2″ circle punch

Embellishments : Buttons and thread from my stash

Here are some challenges this card is for :

Digi Stamps 4 Joy : Button Up

CCEE : Let’s Go Wild

Do You Stack Up : Distress It

Stampin’ B’s : Use a Die Cut

Aud Sentiments : Use 2 Words

Stamp Something : Anything Goes

Crafty Ann’s : Ring in the new but don’t ring out the old (New – image,Grand Calibur and Grand Nestabilities,shaped card.Old – card,buttons,thread ,Promarkers,sentiment)

Stamp,Scrap & Doodle Saturdays : Anything Goes

CES : No Designer Paper

Aly’s Sunday Challenge : Things With Wings

Crafty Pad : Something new (Grand Calibur,Grand Nestabilities)

OSAAT : New (Grand Calibur,Grand Nestabilities)

Stamps R Us : Shaped Card

 

 

TFL

Lisa x

Snowlar Bear

It’s a WINTER WONDERLAND over at Pear Tree Designs this week!There’s also something special going on too.As well as our sponsor The Character Cafe giving one lucky winner a $10 Gift Certificate to spend in their store there is also another prize up for grabs from the DT.It’s a Goody Bag full of crafty stash to say ‘Thank You’ to all our followers who’ve been joining us over the past year.

To play along and be in it to win it check the challenge blog for full details.Whilst you’re there why not draw some inspiration from the DT’s Festive creations!

I’ve used an Imaginisce Polar Bear stamp I bought for 99p!He’s still just as gorgeous as last year.Now,to cut down on time I tend to choose a style of card and mix it up a bit with colours/papers/stamps/embellies etc. So this wil be my signature card this Christmas.I also try to come up with a design that doesn’t use up too much DP or card but still has an interesting feature.This card has some Cuttlebug embossed acetate attached to the front (‘tho it doesn’t show too well).I’ve even made some other cards with embossed vellum too just to mix it a little further.There’s little waste as I’m stamping onto the piece of card I’ve trimmed off the base.I’ve coloured him with Promarkers,using the Blender on his body to blur any harsh lines and sat him on a snowy mound of, the aptly named,Polar White Flower Soft!

Supplies :

Image : Imaginisce Polar Expressions Collection Polar Bear

Sentiment :Imaginisce Polar Expressions Collection Merry & Bright

Mediums : Memento Dew Drops in Tuxedo Black and Paris Dusk,Promarkers,Polar White Flower Soft,Cosmic Shimmer Specialist Craft PVA glue,Inkssentials White Gel Pen (highlights on eyes and nose)

Papers & Card : DP Daisy and Dandelion A Winter’s Tale,Blue and Silver Mirri from stash

Tools : X-Cut guillotine,Nestabilities Inverted Scalloped Circles and Standard Circles,Big Shot

Embellishments : Dovecraft Christmas Brad Tower,Dovecraft Navy Blue Grossgrain Ribbon

Challenges this card is for :

Alota Rubber Stamps : Snowflakes

Catch The Bug : Anything Goes

Crafter’s Companion Monthly : Christmas

Challenge Up Your Life : Advent/Christmas

Winter Wonderland : Penguins or Polar Bears (oh,he’s definitely a Polar Bear!)

Crafts and Me : Dreaming of a White Christmas

Crafty Ann’s : Christmas

Lots To Do : Words

Crafty Ho’s : Any Religious Holiday

Sunday’s With Crissy : Christmas is coming

Rainbow Lady’s Challenge : Christmas Animals

Kort O Mania : Christmas Card

Secret Crafter : Christmas

Created By Hand : Christmas Countdown

Sunday Stampers: Wonderful Christmastime

Dutch Dare  : Christmas Card/Tag or Ornament

Tuesday Throwdown : Embellish it

Stampavie and more : Snowflakes

Sew Many Challenges : Snowflakes

Paper Playtime : Snowflakes

ECP : Christmas

Inky Impressions : Christmas

Paper Romance :Winter Theme

Lollipop Crafts : Welcome Winter

The Shabby Tea Room : ‘Tis the Season

Scrap-Creations : Anything Goes

Stamp ‘n Doodle : Anything Goes Winter Theme

The Crafty Pad : Anything Goes

Wags ‘n Whiskers : Snowflakes

TFL

Lisa x

Out of luck!

All that scrumptious food and he’s not allowed any of it!

This was the second card I made using Rosie’s sketch and food theme at the Let’s Get Stamping group at Craftbubble.Except this time I turned it upside down.

This is the original sketch:

The hippo is a 99p one from Imaginisce and has been coloured with Promarkers.As he’d been stamped onto patterned paper the ink tends to bleed a little so I had to do some dentistry work with a white gel pen – if only it were that simple in real life!All the papers on this card are Basic Grey Cupcake and all edges have had the Tim Holtz Paper Distresser treatment.I made a sign with the sentiment that you can buy from the Imaginisce Wild Things collection to match.I hung it from the main image using  an antiqued metal brad to make it look like it had been outside for a while with some of my favourite hairy string.The ice lolly is a sticker from the same paper set and I’ve used Glossy Accents drips on it  for the circles on the sketch.

This card is also an entry for the following:

Creative Inspirations : Card for a child

Cards for Men : Outdoors

Ooh La La : Bright and Cheerful

Daring Cardmakers :  Boy Zone

Stampin’ for the Weekend : Card to make someone smile/cheer them up

Crafty Ann’s Challenge Blog : Lots of colour

TFL

Lisa x

Birds Mellow Coffee … with Cream

I don’t know if anyone else remembers this or if it still exists?

This is a bit of a last minute entry for Die Cut Dreams Challenge with the theme Coffee and Cream.You had to use the colour combo,the drink or both.The only stamps I had were more tea than coffee orientated and I really wanted to get some ink on this little birdie from the Basic Grey Bitsy June Bug Bird Trio plus I needed something that didn’t require too much colouring.I’ ve used some Promarkers in creamy brown shades and the edge of the Nestabilities Scallop has had Desert Sand and Rich Cocoa Memento ink applied using a make-up sponge.The sentiment by Imaginisce has also had the same treatment.The gorgeous background papers are more designs by Summer Driggs.They are Brown Damask Paper and Brown Dots Paper from the Believe kit and they have also been antiqued with the Desert Sand ink.The brown card is Papermania Textured card.The cream card has been embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder and inked too.I’ve also used my new E K Success Dotted Wave punch and some buttons with waxed cord threaded and knotted. 

TFL,

Craftybunny x