Monday 30 September 2013

My DT card for Digi Darla


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Digi Darla
 

Our theme for you this week is 

Anything Goes with an optional twist
 which is Harvest Moon - add a moon to your card

One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla's designs,  if you use a DD image add DD with your link and you'll be entered into a second drawing for 3 more images  

so head over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your cards and to see what the rest of the DT have made to inspire you 

Here are the details for my card 

The image, which I coloured with Copic pens, is called Tropical Scene 3 and its available in the Digi Darla Design store HERE

The sentiment is a Lili of the valley clear stamp which says "Believe in your dreams"

I made a centre stepper card adding wave paper, adding the following embellishments 

Memory Box Latchette border 
Craftwork Cards card candi
Blue and white twine
Spellbinders Floral oval die

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Crafting by design  Anything Goes
Creative Moments Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesday Anything Goes
A.R.T Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T Challenge Inspired by a book (Treasure Island)

Thanks for looking 
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Sunday 29 September 2013

My DT card for Lacy Sunshine

 

Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine

Our theme for you this fortnight is 

Stitching - Real or Faux
 
You can win some fabulous images from Heather so hop on over to the challenge blog HERE to emter your cards and to see what the rest of the DT have made to inspire you 

Here are the details for my card

I absolutely love this image by Heather, its my favourite of her halloween images, its called Eleanor and Pickles Magic Potion and its available in the Stamp Store HERE

I coloured the image with Copic pens

The base stepper card has been made using a Go Kreate die and I added halloween patterned paper (by Bearly mine) before scoring and cutting the side step

The embellishments were all from a halloween digi set by Summer Driggs calles Fangs for the memories
The bats have been cut out from some bat pattermed paper by Crafty Moments

The sentiment is a mixture of 2 digi stamps as I thought the bit in the middle fitted perfectly for this image, its says

All the ingredients you need for a happy halloween

The Trick or treat circle was from Scrapalicious Times and the inside wording is from a digi set I've had for ages but can't remember where I got it from, if anyone knows can they please let me know so that I can credit the artist, thanks 

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Partytime Tuesdays Anything Goes
Crafters Cafe Die Cuts/punches
Crafting by design  Anything Goes
 Creative Moments Anything Goes
Simon says stamp Anything Goes
A.R.T Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Sentiment for a child
C.R.A.F.T challenge Inspired by a book (The worst witch)
Craftin Boutique Anything Halloween
DRS Designs So spooky, its scary

 Thanks for looking
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Saturday 28 September 2013

My final project for My Mums Craft Shop

 
 

Here is my fourth and final project for my guest designer slot for September over at
 My Mums Craft Shop

Thank you so much for choosing me to design for you for this month, I've really enjoyed playing with the Barkley Everyday CD

This card is called a shutter card as it opens and closes like a camera shutter, so as the card is opened the top picture opens up to reveal the image but closes again as you close the card, its a really lovely tactile card

Ingredients used 

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

Crafters Cafe Die cuts / punches
Crafting by Designs Anything Goes
Creative Moments Anything Goes
The Male Room Animal Bird Fish
Rhedd and Rosie Masculine
Sisterhood of crafters Tags
Whimsy Inspires Masculine
A.R.T Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T Challenge Inspired by a book (Marley and me)
Charisma Cardz Decorate the inside of your card

Thanks for looking 
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Monday 23 September 2013

My DT card for Digi Darla Challenges


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at

Digi Darla Challenges

Our theme for you this week is 

 Anything Goes with Optional Twist 
- add a boat to your card 

One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla's designs and if you use a DD image add DD with your link and you'll be entered into a second drawing for 3 more images 

Check out the challenge blog HERE to enter your creations and to see what the rest of the DT made using the same image.

The image which the DT all had to use for this challenge is called 
Ye Olde sailing ship, it's available in the Digi Darla Design store HERE

The sentiment is a Lili of the valley clear vintage label stamp

I coloured the image with Copics

The papers I have used are from a Nitwit Collection called Coastal
I have also used the anchor and the sea gull from the same collection after cutting them out and embossing them on the back to make them shaped, adding a blue ribbon to the card to finish it off

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

Digitally Sweet Anything Goes
Jos scrap shack Anything Goes
Kitty P Designs water
Sister Act  Anything goes
Colour me creative  Anything Goes
Hiding in my craftroom Lots of layers

Thanks for looking 
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My DT card for Sketch and Stash


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Sketch and Stash Challenges


Using this fabulous sketch which you need to follow



Hop on over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your cards and to see what the rest of the team have made to inspire you

I rotated the sketch to the left 

The gorgeous image, which  I coloured with Copics, is called Eleanor and pickles double scoop and is available in the Lacy Sunshine Stamp Store HERE

The sentiment I used, which says "Have an ice birthday" was a digi freebie from Nettys Cards, which is still available for free HERE. The papers are from my stash.

I have also used Prima flowers, with orange card candi in the centre, brown card candi on the main card and 3 green gems. I cut the circles using Spellbinder circle and scalloped circle nesties

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

4 Crafty Girlz Anything Goes
Milk Coffee Fall Colours
365 Cards In the garden
Card Makin Mamas For the kids
Cut it up  Going round in circles
Delicious Doodles Gems and bling
Jo's scrap shack Anything Goes
Sister Act  Anything Goes
Colour me creative Anything Goes
Di's digi downloads Fall Colours
Sugar Creek Hollow Fall/Autumn (Fall colours)

Thanks for looking 
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Saturday 21 September 2013

My 3rd project for My Mums Craft Shop

 
 

Here is my 3rd Project for My Mums Craft Shop as part of my guest designer slot for September


 Their challenge this month  is 

For the boys

Ingredients used 


I shall be back again next week with my fourth and final project so please pop by next Saturday to see what I have made for my final week 

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

4 Crafty Girlz Anything Goes
Jo's scrap shack Anything Goes
Sister Act Anything Goes

Thanks for looking 
x

Thursday 19 September 2013

A baby card from me today


Here is a new baby card I made using dies and an embossing folder

It is an 8 x 8 card

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Allsorts Baby Baby
Speedy and friends  G (Girl card)
4 Crafty Girlz Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges Buttons and bows
Totally Papercrafts Babies

Thanks for looking 
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Wednesday 18 September 2013

My DT card for Pennys Challenges latest challenge

Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Pennys Challenges

Our theme for you this week is 

Use two patterned papers

We have 3 fabulous sponsors for this challenge 

Prize - 4 digi images of winners choice

and 

 Prize - 5 digi images of winners choice 

and

Di's Digi Downloads
Store
Prize $12 gift certificate

so head on over to the challenge blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT have made to inspire you and to enter your paper creations using 2 patterned papers

Here are the details of my card

I have made an easel card using my new Martha Stewart punch around the page cherish punch

The gorgeous image, which I have coloured with Copics, is called Elphie the elephant  and is by Kathryne of StampArt Design

The 2 patterned papers are from a 6 x 6 paper pack called Me to you Spring Chic

I have also used a Docrafts punch to punch and emboss the corners on the image, adding a pearl in the centre of each pattern, I have also added little pink gems around all four sides of the image

The stopper has been made using a Martha Stewart scallop punch, patterned paper finishing it off with pearls and a cute little pink gingham bow

I am entering this card into the following challenges

A creative romance Dies and punches
Chocolate coffee cards

Thanks for looking
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Monday 16 September 2013

Woohoo I made the top 3 over at Challenges 4 everybody

 

Woohoo - I made the top 3 over at Challenges 4 everybody with my card shown below

 

Thanks for looking 
x

My DT card for Digi Darla

 

Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Digi Darla


Our theme for you this week is 

Hop, Skip and Jump 

One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla's designs and if you use a DD image add DD with your link and you'll be entered into a second drawing for 3 more images 

so head over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your creations and to see what the rest of the team have made to inspire you

Here are the details for my card

The fabulous image I have used on my card is called Jumper for joy and is available in the Digi Darla store HERE

Its been coloured with Copics 

I have used my new Martha Stewart Cherish punch around the page punch set to make the easel card 

The pretty paper is from a Nitwit Collection download called So Berry

I have also used a Die-namics daisy die, Joy Crafts die under the image and my oval, circle and scalloped circle nesties, some red organza ribbon and Craftwork Cards card candi

The sentiment circle was a freebie from Marianne9999, I removed the present image that was in the circle and replaced it with the words Jump for joy

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Papertake Weekly Childs play
Crafting for all seasons For a child
Creative Moments Birthday anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters Use a digi
A creative romance Dies and punches
Chocolate Coffee cards Anything Goes
Wags n Whiskers Ribbon and bows

Thanks for looking
x

Sunday 15 September 2013

My DT card for Lacy Sunshine's new challenge

 

Its time for our new challenge over at Lacy Sunshine Challenges

 The Sunshine girls have been creating using Heather's gorgeous mermaid images for our new challenge 

Our theme for this fortnight is

Under the sea

Don't forget if you enter using a Lacy Sunshine image, you will get the next image free, how cool is that 

The gorgeous image I used is called Oceana and Nigel and its available in the Lacy Sunshine store HERE 

I have coloured the image with Copic Pens and then cut using an Spellbinders oval and layered onto a Spellbinders fancy oval frame die cut

The base stepper card is made using a Go Kreate die, I added the wave patterned paper before cutting and scoring the step part

The seaweed has been made using a Martha Stewart punch and I computer generated the sentiment and cut out using circle and scalloped circle nesties

I finished off the card with a blue organza spotty ribbon with a piece of card candi in the centre

Hop over to the Lacy Sunshine Challenge blog HERE to enter your Under the sea creations and to see what the rest of the sunshine girls have made to inspire you 


I am entering this card into the following challenges

Tuesday Throwdown Anything Goes
Crafting for all seasons For a child
Creative Moments Birthday Anything Goes
Inky Impressions Water
Sisterhood of crafters Use a digi
A creative romance  Dies or punches
Chocolate Coffee Cards  Anything goes
Digitally Sweet Anything Goes
Wags n Whiskers Ribbon and bows
Sweet Stampin Fancy folds

Thanks for looking 
x

Saturday 14 September 2013

My second week Guest Designing for My mums craft shop - card 2


 Here is the second of my cards I made for my second week guest designer slot at



Ingredients used

Barkley Everyday CD
Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle nestabilities
Craftwork Cards card candi
Lili of the valley clear sentiment stamps
Blue and white twine
Memory Box die - Latchette border

I shall be back again next week for my third week project so please pop by next Saturday

I am entering these card into the following challenges

Tuesday Throwdown Anything Goes

Thanks for looking
x

My second week Guest designing for My Mums Craft Shop - Card 1


 Here is one of the cards I have made for my second week guest designer slot at

 My Mums Craft Shop 


Ingredients used

Barkley Everyday CD
Go Kreate XXL die for base card
Spellbinders plain and scalloped octagon nestabilities
Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle nestabilities
Craftwork Cards card candi
Lili of the valley clear sentiment stamps
Button
Blue ribbon with silver edging
Blue and white twine
Silver peel offs in each scallop of the octagon

I shall be back again next week for my third week project so please pop by next Saturday

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Tuesday Throwdown Anything goes

Thanks for looking
x

Wednesday 11 September 2013

My DT card for Pennys Challenges latest challenge



 Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Pennys Challenges


Our theme for you this week is 

Anything Goes

We have two fabulous sponsors this week too


Prize - 4 digi images of winners choice


and

 

Prize - 4 digi images of winners choice

so head on over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your creations and to see what the rest of the team have made

Here are the details for my card

The gorgeous image, which I have coloured with Copics is by Robyns Fetish

I have made a step card using white card and paper from an 8 x 8 First Edition called Spring Drop

Both dies I have used are from Joycrafts, I added Craftwork Cards card candi in the centre

I have also used some brown crossgrain spotty ribbon with card candi along the bottom

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Cuttlebug Mania Back to nature
Sisterhood of crafters Use a digi

Thanks for looking
x

Monday 9 September 2013

My DT card for Digi Darla's new challenge


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Digi Darla


Our theme for this week is 

Anything Goes
  with an optional twist of Back to school 

One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla's designs and if you use a DD image add DD with your link and you'll be entered into a second drawing for 3 more images 


so head over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your creations and to see what the rest of the team have made to inspire you
Here are the details for my card
The image, which I coloured with Copics is by Digi Darla Designs and is called Back to school 1
I have used papers from my stash, black gems in each corner, yellow crossgrain ribbon and the sentiment was a freebie from Articrafts by Rebecca

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Crafting for all seasons Back to school
Crafty Creations  Back to school
Lil Red Wagon Back to school
Pollycraft  For the kids
Digitally Sweet Anything Goes
Jellypark Challenges All about the kids

Thanks for looking 
x

My DT card for Sketch and Stash's new challenge


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Sketch and Sketch 

Using the fabulous sketch below using the optional theme of "Time"


We are sponsored by

Live and Love Crafts



So head on over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your cards using the sketch and to see what the rest of the DT have made to inspire you

Here are the details for my card

The gorgeous image, which I coloured with Copics, is by Lacy Sunshine Stamps,

It's called Eleanor and Pickles Birthday Time
and is available in the stamp store HERE

I have also used a sentiment label which says Time to celebrate, its a clear vintage label stamp from Lili of the Valley 

I used 3 pattermed papers from my stash, a pink satin bow with a piece of card candi in the centre

I made the flowers using a flower die and more card candi

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Creative Moments Birthday/Anything Goes
Pollycraft  For the kids
Creative Corner  Childs play
Digitally Sweet  Anything goes
Jellypark Challenges About the kids

Thanks for looking
x

Saturday 7 September 2013

My First GDT card for My Mums Craft Shop

Some of you may remember that I announced a couple of months ago that I had been chosen to be GDT for the whole of September at 



Here is my GDT card using the Barkley Everyday CD


I have made an Angled Tri Shutter card

Ingredients used

Brown spotty Grossgrain ribbon 

Have a great weekend everyone

I am entering this card into the following challenges

To be updated

Thanks for looking
x

Wednesday 4 September 2013

My DT card for Pennys latest challenge


Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Pennys Challenges 

Our theme for you this week is 

Spooled Items

(Ribbon, Trim, Twine, Lace etc)

  We have two fabulous sponsors for this challenge
 


Prize - 7 digi images of winners choice

and 

Digi my world 
prize $10 voucher

so head on over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your spooled item creations

Here are the details for my card

I thought this image was so gorgeous I decided to leave my card quite clean and simple to really show it off

The image is by Bugaboo and is called Beautiful Blocks Life, its available in their store HERE

I have mat and layered black paper onto the white base card, then paper pierced a piece of white card around the four edges and then mat and layered the image onto black paper before adding to the card

I add 3 black gems in each corner and added a black gingham bow with a piece of card candi in the centre to the left hand top corner to finish the card off

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Aud sentiments Any sentiment
Papercrafting Journey Anything Goes
A creative romance Clean and simple
Jellypark  Things that fly
Sister Act Anything Goes
Allsorts Its all about the sentiment
Challenges 4 everybody Anything Goes
Eclectic Ellapu Sentimental
Glitter n sparkle Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Paper piercing
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes

Thanks for looking
x

Monday 2 September 2013

My DT card for Digi Darla's Anything goes with a twist challenge



Here is my DT card for our new challenge over at Digi Darla Challenges
Our theme for you this week is

Anything goes with an optional twist 
Flags - add a flag, banner or pennant to your card


One lucky winner will win 5 images from Digi Darla's designs and if you use a DD image add DD with your link and you'll be entered into a second drawing for 3 more images  


So head over to the challenge blog HERE to enter your creations and to see what the rest of the team have made to inspire you

Here are the details for my card 

I have used two Digi Darla images for this card Penguin with balloons
and Let's party word art which I coloured with Copics

I have also used red paper, gold paper, Craftwork Cards card candi, Kreaxions flower die, Memory box Latchette border die and corner dies from a Spellbinder set 

I am going to give this card to my daughter Hayley who will be celebrating her 22nd birthday tomorrow
Happy Birthday Hayley !

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

Aud sentiments Any sentiment
Dutch Dare Birthday wishes
Paper crafting journey Anything Goes
Seize the birthday Anything Goes
Patties Creations Anything Goes
Sister Act  Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Anything Goes
Di's Digi Designs Birthdays
Pumpkin Spice Anything Goes
Avenue 613 Anything Goes
Challenges 4 everybody Anything Goes
Glitter n sparkle Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays Happy Birthday 
The house that stamps built No squares allowed

Thanks for looking 
x