Tulip Spray

Good morning all, what a beautiful day so far, sun is shining and it is not too cold - let's hope it lasts all day.

Shopping was completed early as usual, I hate food shopping so always go early, lovely slimming world breakfast, Enya had her second walk of the day and then it was down to some crafting.  Back to work on Monday so I wanted to make the most of my time.

I have had these stamps for a while now and only used one so decided it was time to play.

My Shopping List

Creative expressions singles - tulip spray and scrollwork vase
Distress markers - fired brick and forest moss
WOW embossing powder - sparkling snow
Spellbinders 5x7 matting basics A & B
Signature die - ivy corner
Sue Wilson faux quilled blooms die
5x7 base white card
red card and green card
2 red card candi

The layout is fairly self explanatory but I stamped the image using distress markers straight to the stamp, spraying with plain water and then stamping.   A technique I really like for some stamps especially flowers.

Now onto my next one.  You all have a good day and take care.

Gracie with Teddy - Pink Gem Designs

 

Good evening all, how are you all this Friday night.  I have been off work this week and it has been lovely, I have done some crafting and played with my goodies which I bought at the NEC last Friday.  Seems like ages ago now but I did have a fantastic time and got to meet the lovely Linda Simpson in person.

 

My card tonight is a dt sample for the new challenge over at My Craft Creations which is sponsored by Pink Gem Designs. 

 

Little Gracie is a precoloured topper but does come with a digi stamp too.  A really simple card to make really, the backing paper was from my crafty stash. The bow was made using Sue Wilsons Lattice 3d Bow die which I really like, in fact I now have all three of Sue's bow dies and have used them lots because I am useless at tying bows.

 

Hope like this card and don't forget to pop over to My Craft Creations to check out the challenge and enter - it is always an anything goes.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  You all take care and enjoy your weekend.  Don't forget the clocks alter on Sunday.

 

 

 

Clematis - Crafting from the Heart Challenge

 

 

Good morning crafters and followers.  It is a beautiful Monday, well it is to me as I am on holiday for a week.  Staying at home and hopefully getting in some major crafting using all my new goodies I bought at the NEC last Friday.

 

My post today is my DT sample for this weeks brand new challenge over at Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes/Spots&Stripes.

 

 

Sponsors for this challenge are: -

Oakpond Creations

Offering a prize of 3 digi images

 

Angies Digi Store

Offering a prize of 3 digi images

 

 

My Shopping List

 

Digi - Using Oakpond Creations - Stargazer Lillies

Copic's - G21 | RV10 | RV13 | RV14 | YR07



 Sue Wilson Lattice 3D die
Spellbinders 5x7 matting basics die
Spellbinders Botanical Swirls die
5x7 white base card
pink pearlescent card
white pearlescent card
pink brad

1. I started with a 5x7 plain white base card
2. I matted some pink pearlescent card using my spellbinders 5x7 matting basics
3. I then cut out my spellbinders botanical swirls die using white pearlescent card matting that over my pink card
4. I coloured my image in using the copics listed above, cut it out, shaped it and placed that onto my card with some pinflair
5. I finished off making a bow out of green card - some off cuts out of my bit box - using Sue Wilson's new lattice 3d bow which is delightful as I am useless at making bows with proper ribbon.  I secured this together with a pink brad.

This was an easy card to make really but I do hope you like it.

 If you want to see other samples why not pop over to Crafting from the Heart Blog for some more ideas from the other design team members.  Don't forget to join in the challenge whilst you are over there.  There are some super prizes to be won.

 

Can I also say that we have a Facebook page, where there is other just for fun challenges, so if you are not already a member of the group, I urge you to pop over and join us.

 

The winners and Top 3 from the last challenge can be found here.

 

Thank you for stopping by.  See you again I hope and do take care.

 

I have entered this card into the following challenge:-

Artistic Impressions - Challenge 84 Anything Goes

Craft-Dee Bow - March Challenge

My Craft Spot - Challenge 130 Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - 167 Flower Frenzy

 

Bling It Up- Stamping With The Dragon Challenge

Good morning everyone.  Hope you are all well and enjoying your day.

I will be enjoying my day as I will be off to the NEC for the Hobbycrafts show with my friend Wendy.  We do have a super day, lots of shopping, lots of coffee, lunch and more shopping plus the gossip ofcourse.  Both of us have a list and as Wendy bought a caliber lat November I am sure she will be buying dies this time.  A visit to the Tattered Lace stand is definitely on the cards.

Well my post today is a DT sample for the brand new challenge over at Stamping with the Dragon. The challenge is 'Bling it Up and starts today.

My Shopping List

Serif Craft Artist Professional
Blazing Summer Mini Kit from Stamping Dragon Designs.
Spring Flowers Digi Stamp

I chose this kit with the sole purpose of using my Serif Craft Artist Professional.  These kits on Stamping Dragon Designs are brilliant if you, like me, enjoy digital crafting with Serif.

I took all the elements of the kit into Serif.  The papers were placed in both the background section and the materials section.  One of the elements I was able to create a frame.  The swirls, green flowers, gems and there were a couple of bows I first took into the cutout studio and removed the white areas, saved as a PDF and then re imported into Serif and placed into the embellishments section.

The daisy flowers are actually a digi stamp which I again took into the cutout studio, removed the white parts and took the image the embellishment section.  I then created the shape and coloured it using the pick up tool so the colours all matched.  I placed my daisy flower onto the shape and whilst highlighed I used the blend mode and the overlay.

The rest was the crafting bit.  However, I will say, creating the digi kit was also fun.

I hope this has given you some ideas on how to use these complete kits, they are so useful and versatile for 'normal crafting', digi crafting and hybrid crafting.

Don't forget to pop over to the shop and check out the beautiful products 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/

Stamping Dragon Designs Links

"Like" Us on Facebook
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Join our Facebook group for daily inspiration!
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Visit the Store
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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.

Fairy Evie - Pink Gem Designs

 Good evening folks hope you have all had a good day.  Mine has been very brain taxing today which is difficult for me as I had to find it first - tee hee.

 

Well my post today is the first of 2 dt samples I made for the super new challenge over at My Craft Creations.  The sponsor is Pink Gem Designs.

 

My Shopping List

 

Fairy Evie Digi Image

Tattered lace leaves die and flower flourishes

Sue Wilson Lattice bow die

backing papers were from my stash

tonic square nesting dies

 

When you purchase fairy evie digi you also receive coloured versions too which is what I used.

 

I do hope you like this card and don't forget to pop over to My Craft Creations and join in with the challenge - you have to be in it to win it.

 

You take care and see you soon.

 

 

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes/Favourite Colour

Good morning crafters and followers.  Monday has come around again, I know comes around every week I just wish the weekend would go as slow as the week. 

My post today is my DT sample for the super new challenge over at Crafting from the Heart which is now a weekly challenge - brilliant.  This week is 'Anything Goes/Favourite Colour'  Challenge 9 and the prizes are: -

Sponsors

Angies Digi Store

Offering a Prize of 3 digi stamps

Sassy Studio

Offering a Prize of 4 digi Images

As you will see I chose a lovely digi stamp called 'Boom Box' from Sassy Studios.  She is so useful and would be brilliant for teenagers.

My Shopping List

Boom Box Digi Stamp from Sassy Studios
5x7 white base card
5x7 spellbinders matting basics dies
Spellbinders labels 20
Signature Flourish
Tim Holtz rusty hinge distress inks
brick embossing folder
grey/orange/white card
Copics - C1 | C3 | C5 | Y32 | Y35 | Y38 | E31 | E33 | E35 | E000 | E00 | E02 | E04 | B00 | B97 | YR07

1. die cut piece of grey card and orange card using 5x7 matting basics dies
2. die cut shapes using labels 20 and faux cut two pieces of grey card too
3. using a labels shape in white and my brick embossing folder I inked the actual folder, placed my white die onto the ink and ran it through my ebosser which was how I got the coloured brick effect
4. die cut 2 grey flourishes and 2 white flourishes.  The white flourishes will act as a shadow effect.
5. I finished off by adding a sentiment which was a stamp from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek at my blog, I really do appreciate it.  Don't forget to pop over to Crafting from the Heart and enter the challenge, there are some lovely prizes as you will have seen.

Can I also say that we have a Facebook page, where there is other just for fun challenges, so if you are not already a member of the group, I urge you to pop over and join us.

 

The winners and Top 3 from the last challenge can be found here.

Take care folks, see you soon.

Lets Go Green - SDD Challenge 8th March

Good afternoon everyone, gosh I am later posting this and I am so sorry.  Had a hectic week at work and I have not been on my computer that much this week.

Well I don't know about you but here in West Midlands it is a beautiful day, sun is shining, not too cold, in fact I had quite a walk to by physiotherapist this morning and it was really pleasant if not a little painful walking back but the sun made up for it.  Why do we always feel better when the sun shines?


Well on to my post for today, which is my DT sample for the super new challenge over at Stamping with the Dragon.  The theme is 'Lets Go Green' which gives us a huge scope don't you think.  Do pop over and check it out and don't forget to enter.

My Shopping List
Copic pens = Y06; Y04; Y08; Y28; YR30; YG67; YG91; YG95; YG99
Tonic dies
Tattered lace dies - lacy rose
Embossilicious embossing folder
Antique linen distress inks
Jiggy with Flowers digi stamp
A Simple Man Papers

1. I started with an 8x8 plain white card
2. I embossed a piece of centura pearl using my embossalicious folder and inked around the edges using antique linen distress ink
3. I then coloured my lovely Jiggy with Flowers using the copics listed above
4. I die cut Jiggy out using the outer ring of my tonic die.
5. I then die cut the frame using my tonic die and a backing paper from A Simple Man Papers
6. I made roses using also using backing papers from A Simple Man Papers.  I actually uses the small plain die from Tattered Lace -Lacy Rose
7. The leaves and swirls were also from tattered lace leaves set

I really enjoyed putting this card together and Jiggy is super for colouring in .

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/

Stamping Dragon Designs Links

"Like" Us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stamping-Dragon-Designs/186321307202

Join our Facebook group for daily inspiration!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/427447597324391/

Follow us on Pinterest!
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Visit the Store
http://dragonslairdesigns.com/shop/

See us on CraftsUPrint
http://www.craftsuprint.com/janette-padley/

Etsy Shop- Instant downloads!
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/stampingdragon

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