Flower Power-Crafting at the Weekend Challenge 6

Good morning everyone, hope you are all well and about to enjoy a brilliant weekend.  

Well my first week back to work after a weeks hols and I do wonder whether it was worth it, because I have been in major catch up.  Phew glad I only work 3 days a week. 

Of course it was worth it and I did enjoy the break.  We went on a fishing week mainly for my dear hubby, so while he was catching loads of fish I enjoyed loads of knitting and relaxing.

Now onto a new challenge which is starting over at Crafting at the Weekend.  It starts to today and our sponsors are: -

Ditzie Crafts

 



 

NikkiBurnetteArt

 

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Heartfelt creations sun kissed fleur pre cut set and die
Distress markers - peeled paint, mustard seed
Cosmic shimmer golden pearl
Versafine ink pad - sepia and black
Spellbinders majestic elements die
Creative expressions verse stamp

1. I began with a C5 plain white card followed by another mat layer of plain white card which I placed my dots around using cosmic shimmer golden pearl pva glue.
2. I then matted a piece of yellow card and finally a piece of white card.
3. I had stamped my image on either side of my white card using heartfelt creations sunkissed stamps and versafine sepia.  I also die cut some flowers using the matching die from heartfelt creations.
4. I coloured my images using distress markers listed above.
5. My sentiment was stamped using versafine black ink and clear embossed.   This was then die cut using spellbinders dies and a faux mat in yellow was cut too.

When you have finished making your creation this weekend, 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.
Hope you enjoy my weekend creation and I look forward to seeing your projects over at the challenge.

You take care and see you all soon

Girlfriends - Crafting from the Heart Challenge 35

 

Good morning all, Monday morning and a new challenge over at Crafting from the Heart which starts today - Anything Goes - and our sponsors are: -

 

 Oak Pond Creations

 

 

 QKR Stampede

 

 

 

 My Shopping List

 

QKR digi stamp - girl friends

Copic markers

8x8 base white card

yellow card and white card

patchwork embossing folder

spellbinders d-lites flowers

sue wilson leaves

 

1. I began with an 8x8 base white card and mat of yellow card
2. I then cut another mat of white card and pricked around the edges in true sue wilson style followed by another piece of yellow card which I embossed using a patchwork embossing folder which I think was an A4 embossilicious one.
3. The lattice framt shape was cut on 'Bob' my brother scan n cut, as was the mat shapes my image is sitting on.  My image was also cut by 'Bob' using the direct to cut facility.
4. I coloured my image in using copic markers but I haven't listed them because as you can image from the colours there were quite a lot.  The best thing about colouring in this image was the fact I could let loose on colours for some fun.
5. I then die cut my flowers and leaves.
6. I can't remember where the sentiment came from, I have a feeling it was from one of my serif craft artist digi kit.

 Why not pop over to our sponsors website and check out their digi stamps. Just follow the link above.

If you want to see more ideas do pop over to the blog at Crafting from the Heart to see what the rest of our design team have created and don't forget to join in the fun and enter your own creation.

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.

 

 

 

Butterfly Border -Stitchy Bears

 

 

Good morning crafters and followers.  There is a super new challenge over at My Craft Creatoins run by my crafting chum Sheila.  The challenge is always 'Anything Goes' and this months sponsor is

 

Stitchy Bears Stamps



 

 My first sample for this challenge is a project I have created in Serif Craft Artist to show the versatility of digi stamps.

I have created my own digi kit using backing papers and a Butterfly Border digi stamp.  I took all three images into serif craft artist, then placed then created my own backing papers and materials by just dragging and dropping the backing papers into the background section and materials section.

I dropped my backing paper into place and then imported my PNG butterfly border which I promptly dropped into my frame section.  I then imported my photograph and dropped that into my butterfly border which has now become an intelligent frame.

Next to dropped my green backing paper onto my work space, found my flower punch and punched various flowers in various shapes and positioned them.  The gem was from one of my serif digi kits.  Once I have positioned my gems and resized them I group each flower and gem then placed a shadow on so they jump off the page.

I did exactly the same with the border which is a punch within the programme.

The sentiment is from the B2SPets digikit.

Do pop over to the challenge and enter there are some super prizes.

Thanks for stopping by and you take care, until next time.

Rock My World- Crafting at the Weekend Challenge 5

Good morning crafters and followers.  New challenge time over at Crafting at the Weekend.  Challenge 5 begins today and as usual it is a monthly challenge and 'Anything Goes'. 

 

Our Sponsors are: -

 

All Dressed Up

 

Crafty Ribbons

 



 

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Digi stamp-Rock My World

Copics = B93 | B95 | B97 | E00 | E11 | E21 | C1 | C3 | C5 | RV69 | Y000 | Y04 | Y06 | Y08

                Black

Spectrum noir blending pencils.

white 7x7 base card

blue co'ordinations

white card

black card

black buttons

black gems

1.  I began with a 7x7 white base card followed by a matt of black card.
2. I then placed a piece of white card on the right and embossed a piece of blue co'ordinations card with a music embossing folder which I then sanded down, wiped and placed on my card.
3. I always print my stamp out a couple of days before and I have started using XPressIt copic card which is wonderful and doesn't bleed at all.  I used the copics listed above and also played with a couple of spectrum blending pencils on the boot, cap and guitar.
4. I matted my image onto some black card, placed that onto my card.
5. I finished off with some buttons and twine as embellishments followed by some black gems.

 

 When you have finished making your creation this weekend, 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.

Hope you enjoy my use of this digi and I look forward to seeing your projects over at the challenge.

You take care and see you all soon.

An Elephant Never Forgets - Crafting From the Heart Challenge 33

 

 

 Good morning crafters and loyal followers.  Hope you are all enjoying your bank holiday monday.  I shall be busy crafting today - heaven.  Think I may have to do a couple of christmas cards to add to my little pile of 'two'.

 

Today is also the beginning of a new challenge at Crafting from the Heart.  The challenge is 'anything goes' and our sponsors are: -

 

 

Robyns Fetish

 

 

 My Shopping List

 

C5 blank white card

Grey card and white card

Robyns Fetish-An Elephant Never Forgets digi stamp

Copics - C1 | C3 | C5 | W1 | R20

Bundled sage distress ink

Spectrum Noir pencils

spellbinders die

 

1.  I began with a C5 plain white card and I placed a mat of grey pearlescent card on.
2. I then took a piece of backing paper which was from one of the Tattered Lace magazines. I distressed around the edges with scissors and bundled sage distress ink.
3. another piece of backing paper from my bit box which I also distressed around the edges with bundled sage followed by a piece of white card, run through am embossing folder and distressed with bundled sage again.
4. my image was coloured in using the above listed copics and some shadowing with specrum noir blending pencils, die cut using a spellbinders die and distressed whilst still in the die.
5. I cut a faux mat using the die and a piece of grey pearlscent card.
6. I then typed my sentiment in word, printed it out and die cut using a star die which was free from a new diecutting magazine. I also distressed this a little.
7. I then finished off with some card candi.

 

 

 Why not pop over to our sponsors website and check out their digi stamps. Just follow the link above.

 

If you want to see more ideas do pop over to the blog at Crafting from the Heart to see what the rest of our design team have created and don't forget to join in the fun and enter your own creation.

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: -

The Crazy Challenge - Cute Little Animals

613Avenue Create - Challenge 86

 

 

 

 

Lacey Summer Cardigan

 

 Good evening folks, you know I have been knitting for most of my life.  My mom taught me and I started with knitting for my dolls.  Since then I have had spates of doing loads and doing none at all.  Probably like most folk but I have never thought about putting any of my makes on my blog.

 

I suppose I take my knitting for granted a little.

 

So, my first knitting post is a cardigan I recently finished for myself.  I will say now that I only knit for me, hubby and me mom then if I am in a 'off knitting spate' I don't feel so guilty if they have to wait a couple of years - hee hee.

 

The pattern for this is from Stylecraft 8417.  I have knitted it in DK sirdar cotton but I am not sure which yarn. 

 

Please accept my apologies for the photograph, but it is my first one of showcasing a knitting project and it is something I clearly need to work on.  This was taken in my craft room after an afternoon of crafting hence all the bits on the floor.

 

I got back into knitting about 5 years ago knitting scarves, got bored with them and moved onto jumpers and cardigans for us.   I will admit my poor hubby had to wait 18 months for one jumper but then I did have a shoulder op mid knit.  He got it eventually.  Ofcourse now I knit nearly every evening.  At present I am doing a cardigan for my mom in navy blue sirdar wash n wear yarn  - lovely yarn to work with.  Mind you it has been going for some years now.  I will post that one when it is finished.  Back and fronts done, three quarters of 1st sleeve.

 

Thanks for stopping by and checking my first knit post out.  Take care and see you all soon.

 

 

 

 

First Scan & Cut Project

 

Hi everyone, how are you all today?  Gosh it is 'chucking' it down here, thunder and lightening.  Before that we had some sun - only in England right?

 

Well have I been playing today.  I have been watching this Brother Scan & Cut since launch, and trying my best to talk myself out of wanting one and failing big time.

 

Well I finally went and did it, I bought one, it arrived and I have played.  So far it is everything they said it was.  I figure I have saved myself £90 so far because I was looking to buy 3 spellbinders grande dies and I don't have to now because the shapes are already on the machine.

 

I have also found SVG files and Mel Heaton is right, taking them into the Canvas programme to convert them and putting them onto a USB is sooooooooooo easy.  Plus there are some fantastic designs around.  The rose one I have used was free form Birds Cards.

 

My Shopping List

8x8 white base card

blue card

white card

tattered lace flower dies

tonic dies

SVG file from BirdsCards

embellishment made with my melt pot

1. I downloaded my SVG cutting file, took it into Brother Canvas programme and converted it to the FCM file and put it on my USB which I then used to cut out my rose background.
2. I then cut a frame on my BSC using blue card, attached my rose background to the rear and then placed that onto my card.
3. My topped is a tonic die
4. My flower is tattered lace and the red embellishment I made in my melt pot.

I am still in the early learning stages for my BSC but so far, I don't regret buying it and I know I will use it more than I used my cricut. 

 

I have also done some direct  cutting on some digi stamps - cutting them out ready to colour.  I just need to figure out how to put a seam on it so that will be my next lesson.

 

Hope you like my first project using my BSC- which I really have to name, but one will come to me eventually.

 

You take care and I will see you all soon.

 

Thanks for stopping by.