Crafting at the Weekend - Challenge 2.

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning all. Today is the start of a new challenge over at Crafting at the Weekend.

This is a monthly challenge and is 'Anything Goes'.

 

Our Sponsors

Sunrise Crafts

 

Aurella 27

 

 

 

Nicecrane Designs

 

My sample for this challenge and today's post is an image from Nicecrane Designs which I took into my Serif Craft Artist programme and used various wedding digi kits I had in my stash. 

 

I call it my stash because to me that's exactly what it is, my digi stash.  Loads of backing papers, materials, embellishments and even layouts if I loose my mojo.

 

I haven't listed the digi kits basically because you could use any you have. I started with my image and worked around that, choosing colours from the image.

 

The best thing about using Serif Craft Artist is I can sit on the sofa, watching the tv and design my card.  I can change my mind as often as I want to and waste nothing.  Only when I am completely satisfied do I print it out.  I can also do my insert at the same time and put something onto the rear of my card too.

 

Now this doesn't mean I don't craft the 'other' way because I do as regular visitors will confirm, I also 'cross dress' so to speak, which is also good.  That's what I like about crafting - NOTHING IS WRONG.  You do whatever makes you happy and what you like and the main thing is to ENJOY YOURSELF.

 

When you have finished making whatever you have made, 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.

  

Stitchy Stamps - Honey

Good afternoon everyone.  Hope you are having a brilliant spring bank holiday.

My post today is a sample I made for Sheila's blog challenge over at 'My Craft Creations'.  As usual it is an 'Anything Goes' challenge so do pop over and enter as there are some super prizes to be won.

The sponsor is Stitchy Bears Digi Outlet

$10 to spend on images from the 3 featured creators

My Shopping List

Stitchy Stamps 'Honey' digi stamp
Copics - E000 | E00 | E01 | E04 | E31 | E33 | E35
               V01 | V04 | V06
               YR02 | YR07 | YR23
               G99 | Blender
sizzix paper rosette
Marianne die leaves
Sue Wilson flower dies
Spellbinder labels 30
embossalicious folder
8x8 white base card
purple card
orange card candy

1. I began by printing out my digi stamp and colouring her in using copic markers listed in my shopping list.  I then cut around her.
2. I used a craftworks 8x8 base card in white.
3. Cut a piece of purple card as a mat but before sticking it down I die cut a shape out of the middle using labels 30 and then ran it through an embossalicious folder, I then placed it on my card.
4. I shaped my little 'Honey' image to give a little dimension and affixed her to the card using pinflair.
5. I cut two rosettes out using my sizzix rosette die and made those up.  
6. I then cut my two leaves out, flowers using Sue Wilson dies.
7. Finally finished off with some orange card candi.

I do hope you like her and don't forget to pop over to the challenge to enter.

Thanks for stopping by.  Take care.      

Dilly Beans Aidyanns Hat - Crafting from the Heart Challenge

Good morning folks.  Hope it is a gorgeous day wherever you are and that you had a brilliant weekend weather wise.

Well today starts a new challenge over at Crafting from the Heart.  Today is challenge 19 is Anything Goes and

Our Sponsors are

A day For Daisies

Offering a prize of $12 voucher

 

Dilly Beans

Offering a prize of 3 digi images

 

 

 



 





For my sample I chose an image from Dilly Beans.  I think this image is one of those that can be coloured in by anyone whether you are a beginner or advanced and it will look stunning and for a beginner give you the confidence to carry on with your colouring.

My Shopping List

Dilly Beans Aidyanns Hat Digi Stamp
Copics: - E000 | E00 | E01 | E31 | E35 | E57
               W1 | W3 | W5 | R81 | R85 | R46 | B21 | B26 | B23 | YR30
Embossilicious leaves embossing folder A4
Co'Ordinations white wash card collection
Plain white C5 card base
Plain black card
Marianne leaf dies
Spellbinder d-lites leave die
Tonic petal pairs punches

1. I decided on a C5 card and used a plain white one followed by some matting with black card.
2. I then embossed a piece of co'ordinations white wash card using my A4 embossalicious folder called tumbling leaves I think - a very useful folder to have in your stash.
3. As I was using co'ordinations I sanded that down to highlight the embossing.
4. I had printed my image out a couple of days before as I find this allows the ink to be well dried, although I still get some bleeding.  I then coloured her in using the copics listed above.
5. I cut her out slightly outside the frame but you could just cut the frame off, cut her out or she would be ideal for decoupage too.
6. I then matted her onto some black card and used some pearl gems either side for a bit of bling.
7. Of course me being me I just had to put some flowers on!
8. I did put some black ribbon around my co'ordinations and some pink ribbon and then fixed it to my card.
9. My flowers are made using tonic petal pairs in plain centura pearl and then brushed with your inks.
10. The leaves are a mixture from spellbinders d-lites and Marianne.

Hope you like my use of a wonderful digi stamp.

For 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.

Emma - Crafting from the Heart Challenge 17

 

Hi there everyone, how are you all?  Gosh I have finally got my mojo back.  Clearly it went on holiday and failed to tell me! 

 

So, onto today's post which is a cute little lady called 'Teddy Bear Emma' and she is from Papernest Dolls. Now I have introduced her, she is adorning today's card to introduce the BRAND NEW 'Anything Goes' challenge starting today over at Crafting from the Heart.  This is our fortnightly challenge so do pop over and enter as there are some super prizes from: -

 

Our Sponsors

Papernest Dolls

Offering a prize of  $25 voucher

 

Bugaboo

Offering a Prize of 7 digi images

 

Shopping List

 

Papernest Dolls - Teddy Bear Emma Digi Stamp

Copics:- E00 | E000 | E01 | E50 | E53 | E57 | E71 | E74 | R00 | R02 | R05 | C3 | B26

8x8 plain white card blank

Red card

White centura pearl card

Patterned paper from craftwork cards - kitsch paper pad

Embossilicious A4 embossing folder

Tonic die

Sue Wilson bow die

 

1. I matted some red card onto your white base card, I always go 5cms smaller
2. I then cut a piece of white centura pearl card 5cms small than the red mat and ran through my embossalicious folder.
3. In a similar way I matted and layered some more red card, white centura pearl card and pattered paper, finally finishing with my fancy topper base using my tonic die.
4. I coloured in my sweet 'Emma' using copics listed above.  I then cut her out, shaped her a little and placed her onto my topper with silicone glue.
5. I then die cut my bow using Sue Wilson bow die - these are brilliant for me as I am useless tying bows.

No flowers on this card as felt they would detract from the main image and topper.  I do hope you agree and like my sample for this challenge and it has given you some ideas.

 

For 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.

 



 

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.