Nicole - Crafting at the Weekend Challenge - NO.1

Hi everyone, the day has finally arrived, our new challenge at Crafting at the Weekend starts TODAY.  It is a monthly challenge and the theme is Anything Goes with our fantastic sponsors

who are

Cutting Cafe
Prize shop voucher

Ditzie Crafts
Prize 3 Images

All Dressed Up
Prize 2 images

My card for our new challenge is using a design called Nicole from Ditzi Digi one or our sponsors.  She was beautiful to colour in and I do hope you like her.

My Shopping List

Ditzi Digi  - design Nicole
Copics = E0000 | E00 | E21 | E04 | E31 | B23 | B24 | B29 | YR20 | YR23 | Y21
Tattered Lace - Marguerite flower die
Spellbinders Resplendant Rectangles and 5x7 matting basics
Tim Holtz distress inks - squeezed lemonade and salty ocean
Embossilicious embossing folder
That Special Touch masks - doodle daisies and doodle squares

1. I used an 8x8 plain white base card.
2. Matted a piece of blue card followed by a piece of white centura card which I embossed using an embossilicious folder.
3. Before embossing I made a 'messy' background using two masks and some distress inks.  A little tip - allow to dry though before embossing.
4. 'Nicole' was coloured in using copic markers listed above and then die cut out using spellbinders dies as above.
5. I love my flowers so I have used various dies, as above, to make my flower flourish.


The beautiful thing about 'Nicole' is that she will be super for so many occasions depending on how you colour her in, or your could do some paper peacing.

Please pop over to Crafting at the Weekend challenge and take part, with some lovely prizes it is not to be missed.  Just follow the link here.

Thank you for taking a peep at my blog and good luck with the challenge.

Ivy Fairy-Angelie - Crafting from the Heart Challenge

Good morning crafters and followers.  Happy Easter and I hope those of you not working will be having a lovely Easter Monday.  I say those not working as I am sure there will be crafters out there who have to work shifts and will not be taking a bank holiday today.

Well, my card today is my DT sample for the brand new challenge over at Crafting from the Heart.

The challenge is Anything Goes/April Showers.

Our sponsors

Delicious Doodles

Prize 4 digi Images


2 Cute Ink

My Shopping List

Copics= E000|E00|E11|E31|E33|E35
               YG93|YG95|YG9795|V12|Y06|Y04|02
Sue Wilson Filligree 3D Bow die
Tattered lace - Chantilly flourish | lacy rose flowers and leaves
Tonic square layered dies
embossalicious butterfly A4 embossing folder
Delicious Doodles - Ivy Fairy - Angelie

1. I always print out my digi stamp at least the day before I need to use it as there is less likely of bleeding.
2. I then coloured my image using the copic markers listed above.
3. I also filled the wings in with my glue pen and covered that with lemon glitter.
4. I began with a plain 8x8 white card
5. I matted piece of centura pearl card which I had embossed using the embossilicious folder
6. I the cut another piece of centura pearl card and used the tonic squares layered die to cut the middle section out to make a frame.
7. I cut my image out using the ek success circle cutter and also cut a slightly bigger piece out of yellow card as a mat.
8. I cut 4 pieces of lace chantilly flourish out of yellow card and placed those onto my card.
9. I made 4 roses using some backing papers from the tattered lace magazine.  The leaves were made also using the dies from tattered lace flowers and leaves dies.
10. I used the same backing paper to make the bow using Sue Wilson Filligree 3D bow.

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 also entered this card into the following challenge: -

Glitter n Sparkle - Challenge 81 Easter/Spring

Robyns Fetish Blog -  Challenge 208 Square Cards



Glamour Eyes Ladies Night - Crafting from the Heart Challenge

Good morning fellow crafters.  Hope you are all well today. Monday rolls around yet again, back to work for me and the start of a super new challenge over at Crafting from the Heart.

Our new challenge is Anything Goes/Easter Theme, our sponsors are:-

Glamoureyes

Offering a prize of 4 Digi Images

Doodle Garden

Offering a Prize of 3 digi Images

Brilliant prizes aren't they - wish I could join myself but I have had pleasure in using a digi stamp from Glamour eyes for by DT sample, hope you like it.

 



My Shopping List

Glamour Eyes - Ladies Night Digi Stamp
White 8x8 card blank
White pearlescent and black card
Copics = E000|E00|E11|E29|E25|E27|E93|E04|Black
                C5|C3|V12|V15|V17|R32|R35|R37|Y02|Y06|Y08|YR23
Couture embossing folder - Extra Loren
Spellbinders Adorning Squares
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Tonic flower punch
Black gems

1. I started by colouring my digi stamp in using the above listed copic pens.
2. I then decided on an 8x8 card and decided to stick with monochrome which makes the image stand out - I hope.
3. I matted some black card followed by a piece of white pearlescent which I punched along the edges.
4. Another piece of black card followed by another piece of white pearlescent card which I embossed.
5. I diecut my image and made a faux mat in black.
6. I then stamped my sentiment which was a stamp I have had in my stamp stash for a few years and I think was from Kanban, again die cut and made a faux mat.  My image was stamped in black versafine and clear embossed.
7. I finished by punching out my flowers using a tonic geared punch and topped with some black gems - yes I know - gems, not something I use very often as I am a gem scrooge - hee hee.

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.

My First Book Covering

 

Good day folks, Saturday again, YIPPEE.  Well today I am going to make no bones about being chuffed, proud and really pleased with myself.

 



I have been going to Slimming World since January this year and I am doing okay, quite good really but my book is getting a bit tatty and I wanted to combine my crafting with my slimming so decided to have a go at a book cover.

 

I needed something that I could add too so decided to go with a front and back cover using ring binders.

 

I found some grunge type board in my crafty stash, why I have it, when I bought it I have no idea but it came in handy for my first attempt.  I cut it down to the size I wanted to fit A5 poly wallets.

 

I then painted it with white gesso followed by IndigoBlu English Cottages Acrylic paints, originally one coat of pantry white and then I decided that as slimming world colours are yellow and orange I painted a coat of banana custard.

 

I inked around the edges with black soot and left that to dry and then stencilled with spiced marmalade and left that overnight to dry as advised by indigoblu.

 

I then stamped my image in black versafine and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I stamped my sentiment the same.  I have also used creative expressions detail copper embossing powder for the swirls and an orange embossing powder for the butterflies and bird.

 

My name is some metal alphabet pieces I bought years ago.  The back was decorated the same. At the moment I have left the inside except for the back which I have stamped by personalised stamp.

 

I then needed to seal it and turned to mod podge gloss lustre, a thin coat.  I put some holes in with my cropadile and finished off with the eyelets. 

 

I have also designed some note paper in Serif and printed those out to put in and it fits my poly wallets perfectly.  I am so pleased with it I keep looking at it.

 

Yeah I know I am sad and need to get a life to anyone else but as a crafter I am sure you will know how I feel, I have never done anything like this before but now I want to do another one.

 

Eventually the grungeboard will have to be replaced so, I feel a visit to B&Q coming on with my darling hubby to purchase some mdf which he will kindly cut to size and then I can begin again.

 

I hope you like it as much as I do. Thanks for stopping by and putting up with my excitement.

 

Take care, see you soon.

 

I have entered this project into the following challenge: -

Crafts for Eternity

 

 

 

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