Winter Blues - SDD Challenge

Good morning crafters and followers.

Today's post is my DT sample for the brand new challenge over at Stampin With The Dragon.  Winter Blues is the theme and yes you guessed it your entry should be primarily blue.

My Shopping List

Jiggy digi stamp
Backing Papers - Baby Dayz Mini Theme
8x8 plain white card blank
Lemon card
EK success circle cutter
Spellbinders labels 17
WeRMemoryKeepers Alphabet stamps
Versafine majestic blue ink
Faded jeans distress ink
6 black buttons
bakers twine
Copic marker pens - B97 | B93 | B97 | YR00

1. Take one 8x8 white card blank and mat some lemon card on it. 
2. Print out the two backing papers from Baby Dayz Mini Theme  and then cut one into a circle and one into a square. 
3. Die cut a piece of white centura pearl card using spellbinders labels 17 and distress around the edges using faded jeans distress ink.
4. Position them onto your card.
5. Stamp our 'Cool Dude' with alphabet stamps using versafine majestic blue ink and clear embossing power.  Cut them out into two squares and position onto card.
6. Fix bakers twine into buttons and fix buttons onto card.
7. Finally colour your Jiggy digi stamp using copic markers and cut out.
8. Shape Jiggy and place him onto the spellbinder shape and fix.

Don't forget to pop over to the shop and check out the beautiful digi stamp and papers at such brilliant prices - just follow the links.

The prize for the winner is a £5 voucher to the

Stamping Dragon Store

You may want to check out the following too: -

Links:

STORE: Stamping Dragon Design: http://dragonslairdesigns.com/shop/

Challenge blog: Stamping with the Dragon: http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.ie/

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/427447597324391/

Sister blog: The Dragons Den: http://stampingdragondesigns.blogspot.ie/

Take care and see you soon.  Don't forget to enter the challenge and Good Luck.

SchoolDays

Hi crafters and followers.  You know when you have a plan in mind, start it and then wonder why you did it.  Well this image was one in question.  I had been watching Leanne at the CHA launching her new pencils and thought they looked good.  I was also putting them on my NEC list when I thought, 'I know I will use sketching pencils with my copics'.  This is the result, not quite sure about and it hasn't turned out as well as I would like but for a first attempt I suppose it isn't absolutely terrible hence I decided to go ahead and use it.  So this is a DT sample for My Craft Creations brand new challenge.

My Shopping List

Copics = C1 | C3 | C5
Sketching Pencils
Spellbings = 5x7 matting basics
                     A2 Locking Loops
                     Labels 33
embossing folder - wall
Digi stamp - schooldays from Stitchy Bear Stamps.
Distress inks - weathered wood
white 5x7 blank card
grey pearlescent card
black versafine ink
clear embossing powder.

Using my 5x7matting basics I die cut a piece of grey pearlescent card and a piece of white card.  I matted the grey pearlescent card onto my card blank and then put my white die cut card through my embossing folder, I then placed it back in the die and stencilled around the edges with weathered wood distress ink.

I coloured my digi stamp with the copics listed above, die cut it out with labels 33 and also made a faux nestie with some grey pearlescent card. 

The sentiment was from my general stamps and was stamped using versafine black in and clear embossed then die cut using A2 locking loops.

Some ribbon and a couple of brads to finish it all off.

Thanks for visiting.  Take care and see you soon.

I have entered this card into the following challenge: -

4 Crafty Girlz Challenge - Anything Goes

At the beach

 

 



Good morning crafters and followers.  Hope you are having a good day.  Tuesday is my day off and I am off to my slimming club and then out to lunch with my friend to celebrate her birthday.

Today's card is another DT sample for the brand new challenge over at My Craft Creations.

My Shopping List

 

Copics = E0000 | E50 | E53 | E21 | E29 | E25 | RV02 | RV04 | RV08 | W1

Spellbinders = Delicate Asters

                        Labels 25

                        5x7 matting basics.

Couture embossing folder = Encaustic

At the beach digi stamp from Stitchy Bears Stamps

Distress inks = picked raspberry | forest moss

Pink co'ordinations card
5x7 plain blank card.

 

 Starting with a plain white 5x7 blank white card I die cut a piece of white card using 5x7 matting basics.  I ran this through the couture embossing folder, put it back into the die and stencilled around the edges with picked raspberry distress inks.

I coloured my digi stamp with the above listed copics and die cut that out with labels 25.  I also made a faux nestie in pink co'ordinations card.

Diecutting the flowers using delicate asters including the leaf from that set and stencilled through the leaf die with forest moss distress inks.

Thank you so much for stopping by and thank you for any comments you choose to leave.  Take care and see you soon. 

 

I have entered this card into the following challenge: -

Crafting for All Seasons - Challenge 69 For the Girls
Divas By Design - Anything Goes

 



 

New Jeans

Hi folks, how are you all today.  It's been beautiful here in Birmingham today, cold but lovely and sunny.  I finally plucked up courage and joining my slimming class, hopefully I have my head in the right place now.  Done my menu online and so I don't think about that biscuit barrel logged on to update my blog and check out facebook.

 

My post today is another digi stamp from Stitchy Bears Stamps and is called New Jeans.  Because I am aware that not everyone likes to colour, not everyone has the confidence to colour either, I know it took me ages and loads of pieces in the bin before I finally plucked up the courage to use one on a card let alone put one on here, I decided to leave this one uncoloured.  Digi stamps from Stitchy Bear Stamps are really good for this.

 

You will notice I have gone a little made with the old flowers but that's me, I love my flowers and flourishes and I make no apologies for that. All of these were die cut from d-lites by spellbinders and they are delightful. 

 

The embossing folder is an embossilicious one I think and the spellbinders nestie is labels 25 I think.

Well thanks for checking out my blog.  You take care and see you soon I hope.

I have entered this card into the following challenge: -

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes/Feminine
Card Mania - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - SDD Challenge

Good morning peeps.  Here's hoping you are having a brilliant day.

Friday is always a good day for me as it is the start of my weekend.  Not sure what my plans are today but I am certain they will include some crafting.

Today my post is a dt sample for SDD Challenge - Anything Goes.

My Shopping List

Rock a Bye Jiggy digistamp
8x8 card blank
Pink Card
Pearlescent Card
Copic Markers = G02 | G05 | G07 | YG00 |YG03 | RV000 | RV21 | RV23 | RV29
Embossilicious 8x8 embossing folder - buttons
Heartfelt Creations Sweet Juliet Die
Spellbinders D-Lites - sprigs
Cosmic Shimmer Pearl Glue
Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters Distress Ink
White Card Candi
Pink Ribbon
3 green brads
green co'ordingations card

So, I started with a plain white 8x8 blank card, matted some pink card followed by a piece of white pearlescent card which I had run through my embossing machine using the embossalicious buttons folder and distressed around the edges with shabby shutters distress ink.

I coloured Rock a Bye Jiggy using copic marker pens as listed above, cut the image out and placed it onto my card, I have shaped it a little and used pinflair to secure.

I then cut two pieces of pink ribbon and secured each piece to the top left hand corner with hot glue - it definitely dries quicker.  I then twisted the ribbon and secured at the end with some more hot glue.  Once dried I trimmed and then put the card candi in place to hide the ends.

Using pink and pearlescent card I die cut 6 flower shapes using sweet Juliet die.  I also die cut some leaves from the same set and a d-lites sprigs in the green co-ordinations.  I have also used some green brads when making up the sweet Juliet flowers - an absolutely beautiful die and a must have for any flower die collection.

My flowers were secured with hot glue and the leaves were placed around with pinflair.

I then finished off my card by putting my cosmic shimmer pearl glue dots around the edges.

Don't forget to pop over to the shop and check out the beautiful digi stamp at such brilliant prices - just follow the links.

The prize for the winner is a £5 voucher to the

Stamping Dragon Store

You may want to check out the following too: -

Links:

STORE: Stamping Dragon Design: http://dragonslairdesigns.com/shop/

Challenge blog: Stamping with the Dragon: http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.ie/

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/427447597324391/

Sister blog: The Dragons Den: http://stampingdragondesigns.blogspot.ie/

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Take care and see you soon and don't forget to enter the challenge, you have to be in it to win it.

See you all soon.

I have entered this card into the following challenge also: -

Crafting from the Heart - Anything goes (buttons/pearls)

Have a Happy Day

Hi fellow crafters and followers.  How are you all today?  Not too wet I hope. Well Monday has arrived and I am back at work today drowning under the emails - wish someone would do my work whilst I was on hols!  Glad I only work three days too as I will be off tomorrow and will need the rest - tee hee.

Here is another of my 5x7 cards: -

My Shopping List

5x7 white base card
purple card for matting
Chloe's Hydrangea Stamp
             Lattice Background Stamp
Wow embossing powder-Purple Glitz
Cosmic Shimmer Purple Violet Glue
Spellbinders 5x7 matting basics
                      Labels 28
XCut tag
Versafine Imperial Purple Ink

1. Die cut a piece of purple card using spellbinders 5x7 matting basics plus a smaller piece of white card using the same set of dies.
2. Stamped my hydrangea using versamark and wow embossing power - purple glitz.  Die cut that out using spellbinders labels 28 and also cut a faux die out in purple card.
3. Stamped the lattice background in imperial purple ink and clear embossed.
4. To finish I put pearls on the lattice background using cosmic shimmer purple violet glue and a sentiment.

See you all soon.  Take care,

Mr Attitude

Good evening ladies, crafters and followers.  As it is a Saturday and there's nothing on the tv except repeats I thought I would offer something a little bit saucy!  Meet Mr Attitude.

This is a digi stamp from Stitchy Bears Digi Stamps and I have to admit it was a joy to colour it in - tee hee. 

The backing papers was from an old CD from FeeJay's and is also quite saucy.

Hope you like it.  See you soon.  Take care.

I have entered this card into the following challenge: -

Colour Me Creative - Anything Goes

Be Thankful

Good evening folks.  Hope you are all well and safe from these terrible storms.  Oh dear sounds like it has started raining again here in soggy brum, still there are people is terrible straits on the west coast and in the south, my thoughts are with you.

A couple of months ago I picked up an exceptional deal in 5x7 cards and envelopes.  At the time I did wonder at my purchase as it is a size I don't normally use however, having invested in the 5x7 matting basics sets from spellbinders I am please I bought the envelopes, matting and layering is certainly easy.  So apologies in advance for my future excessive use.

My Shopping List

5x7 plain white card blank
Black card
Red card from bit box
Spellbinders - 5x7 matting basics
                       Ovals & scalloped ovals
                       Sweet Juliet
Cosmic shimmer ruby blush blaze embossing powder
Cosmic shimmer black glue
Justrite floral thank you stamps
Chloe swirly vine stamps
Distress ink - fired brick
Couture creations intrinsic embossing folder

1. cut a piece of black card using large 5x7 matting basics die then pricked around the edges
2. cut another piece of white card using 5x7 matting basics die, stamped and embossed Chloe's leaf stamp, embossing using ruby blaze embossing powder.  Then emboss using couture intrinsic embossing folder.  To finish and make it pop, distress around the edges with fired brick distress ink.
3. Stamp and emboss with ruby blaze embossing powder main flower image from Justrite floral thank you stamps.  Die cut using oval spellbinders, mat onto black card die cut using spellbinders scalloped oval die.
4. Die cut leaves using leaf die from Sweet Juliet spellbinder die.
5. Punch 3 black petals and 6 red petals using Tonic petal punch, shape and glue together.

Thanks for stopping by.  You all take care and see you soon.

Thank You

Good evening crafters and followers.  Happy New Year to you all.

Well, virus is almost gone, voice is almost back (much to hubby's disgust), but mojo had gone.  You know when you want to craft and you just don't know what you want to do?  Well I felt like that this afternoon. 

I watched Julia Watts on C&C at 2pm, chatted to chums on Skype and couldn't decide what to do.  I am ahead with my DT work and have my birthday cards done up to February. 

I decided to go through my recently purchased stamps use those, yes I know, I am terrible for buying stamps and not using them straightaway.  Naughty I know but what can I say, I love stamps.

Shopping list

5x7 plain white card blank.
white card
Cosmic shimmer coral glow aurora embossing powder
Justrite floral thank you set of stamps
Inky Doodles Butterfly Script Clear stamp
small piece of brown card
versamark stamp pad
Dew drop brilliance - coffee bean stamp pad
Spellbinders 5x7 matting basics
Spellbinders oval die

Using the largest 5x7 matting basics I cut a piece of white card and pricked around the edges.  I then cut another piece of white card using a smaller 5x7 matting basics die.

I tore a strip of copy paper and placed it across the middle of my small piece of white card and secured it, I then stamped the butterfly script top and bottom using my versamark and embossed with the coral glow aurora embossing powder.  I also stamped my sentiment with coffee bean ink.  My sentiment is from justrite set of stamps.

I stamped and embossed the flower from the justrite stamps, die cut with the oval spellbinder and cut a faux die to matt onto the back.  I then constructed my card.

A really simple card but I have used embossing powder and stamps not used before and hopefully I have my mojo back ready for tomorrow's crafting - well it is going to be a really awful rainy day so crafting will be ideal!

Hope you like it.  Thanks for stopping by and do take care.  See you soon.

I have entered this card into the following challenge: -

Crafty Creations Challenge 253 - Anything Goes
The Crafting Café - Anything Goes
Crafting by Design - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T Challenge 240 - Anything Goes
Creative Moments Challenge 33 - Anything Goes