ABC challenge W is for ...

Wedding

Our sponsors this week over at the ABC challenge are Sugar Nellie / Funkykits

I kept my card simple this week, layering up a pearlescent swirly paper with a gold pearlescent card.

The wedding dress image was stamped onto acetate using white Staz on, with gold leaf applied to the back of the image. It looks really effective in real life, unfortunately it doesnt show up in the photo. I finished the card with a rosebud, pearl gem and gold chiffon ribbon.

I'm looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Challenges I'm entering

Pollycraft - ribbon and flowers

Stamp with fun - pearls and flowers

Delightful challenges - Anything goes

Bye for now.

Please pop back later for the Truly Scrumptious challenge.

SSDS DT card - Tag it

This is my second post today and I would like to show my DT card that I made for the Stamp,Scrap and Doodles Saturday challenge.

This week its Tag it! 

I used papers that I got free in a magazine and used them to make a small pocket on the front.

The image on my tag is Henry with Cupcake from Whiff of Joy.

When I found these cupcake buttons in my stash I thought that they would be perfect for this card.

I am entering this card into

Stamp with Fun - Birthday

Stampavie - Birthday

Creative Inspiration - Pets /Animals 

Crafty Catz - Childrens cards

Rainbow Lady - Sweet treats

Colour create - Pink, blue and brown

My first challenge as a guest Gorjussette - Bling it!

Today's challenge at Totallly Gorjuss is Bling it, this has to be my favourite sort of challenge, I Lurve Bling.

Our sponsors this week are Whoopsi Daisy.

For my card I followed a sketch over at Sketchy Colours. The papers are some from stash, that I've had for ages so I dont know their makers, sorry. They are very elegant though and have a lovely pearlescent shimmer. I matted on to pink card and distressed all the edges with Brilliance pink ink.

I used one of the beautiful digi images from Whoopsi Daisy and coloured her with Copics, then added a little Stardust Stickles on and around the image.

I used a shimmery ribbon strip and made a double bow and added a  large crystal jewel to the centre.

A couple of swirls and loads of gems finishes the card nicely I think.

Now its over to you, lets see lots of bling.

I am also entering my card into these challenges

Sketchy Colours - Mariannes sketch

Spoonful of Sugar - Lets Celebrate

Toptip Tuesday - Open challenge

Hanna and Friends - Pink and Brown

Stamp with Fun - Birthday

Stampavie - Birthday

Crafts and me - Pink and sweet

Sparkle, glitter and bling

Hello everyone, its Saturday, so that means a new challenge over at Stamp,Scrap and Doodles Saturday.

It was great to see all your creations last week, this week the challenge is

Sparkle, glitter and bling

I love this one, it means I can really go over the top with my sparkle.

I followed the sketch at Stamp with Fun and used some delish papers from K and Co. For some sparkle I matted on to lush pearlescent card.

I coloured this little cutie, Curtsie Princess Tilda with Copics and inked around the edge of the image and the sentiment with Brilliance inks, then glittered around the edge with stickles. I also glittered her tiara, parts of her dress and the layered flowers. To add even more bling I placed lots of gems on the sentiment, on the die cut swirls and one in the centre of the flowers. Like I said I love to add lots of bling, some might say too much, but I say you can never have too much sparkle.

Now its your turn to get sparkly and glittery.

I would like to enter this into

Charisma Cardz challenge -#13 Bling and sparkle

SSDS challenge - Not a card but Butterfly coasters

Good morning all, its Saturday that means a new challenge at Stamp, Scrap and Doodles Saturday.

This week we have a

Photo Inspiration

This photo inspired me to create something a bit different, not a card this week.

 I love the colours, the flowers and the butterfly, so whilst I had my paints out I decided to paint a few simple stamped images, and make a couple of gifts

The first is a set of 4 butterfly coasters. I stamped the wild rose flowers and painted them. Then I stamped the pretty butterfly and also painted that. Finally I stamped over the top of the painted butterfly using Versamark and embossed with a glitter embossing powder and also embossed around the edge of the coaster.

I also used the same method to create the door hanger.

You can see the glittery embossing a little better on this close up of the butterfly.

I hope you like these and that the photo gives you lots of inspiration. I cant wait to see what you create.

I am going to enter them into these challenges:

Stamp with fun - Spring

Papertake Weekly - Something for mum or girlie

Simon says stamp - Mothers day or girlie

Creative Inspirations - No square card allowed

Getting messy with powders and inks

I've been playing with embossing powders, Mica powders and Distress inks. Thought I'd make a few flowers from pattern paper, then I got carried away, adding glaze and antique gold mica powder.

I also had a go at embossing on to patterned paper and decided to put them together to make a card. This distressed, grungy look is totally out of my comfort zone, but I do like playing around.

These roses are made using punched patterned paper shapes, sprayed with mica spray, then cut down into various size bits ,embossed and glued together. The little ones were very fiddly. I then added glaze and dipped them in gold mica powder. They look so much nicer in real life, like they've been dipped in molten gold, the photo makes them just look dirty.

Many of you probably already know how to make these, but if not, let me know if you want detailed instructions and I'll do a tutorial.

This stamp is Agapanthus Cluster from Stampendous, stamped on to pattern paper, K and Co, and embossed in white. The background is the same stamp not embossed.

Everything was distressed and inked to within an inch of its life, I always go a bit over board once I get started.

I am going to enter this card into these challenges;

Stamp with fun - sketch by Emmi41 - I flipped it though, hope you dont mind.

The ABC challenge - Team A - O is for Old fashioned

Simon says stamp - Make your own embellishments

Paperplay - Add shine

Secret crafter - A Stamped flower

True Love

Good morning all. I made this card last night for the Whiff of Joy challenge #97 - Love is in the air. I used some papers and a sentiment that were free from a mag. I inked the edges and put it together following the sketch on Creative Inspirations sketch #97.

I used this older WOJ image - Lizzie with chocolates, coloured with Copics. I wasn't happy with my colouring and thought I might disguise it by inking around the edge. I used distress inks first, but it didnt look pink toned, it looked more like dirty brown, so I ended up going over with a mix of Distress ink and a pink Brilliance, thats why it looks over done. I suppose I shouldnt be so honest and pretend this is exactly what I had in mind. Oh well the cats out of the bag now.

 

I added flowers from Wild Orchid, that I glittered slightly on the edges and this cute little Cupid charm that I found in stash.

Lastly I added some black pearls and mini black gems, which I have just noticed I put on after I took this photo.

I decided to use the last bits of paper up, so carried the same basic sketch design through on the inside. Kept it pretty plain, without bulky embellishments and blank, so that I can write in it or add verse or something later.

I am also entering it into these challenges

Stampin for the Weekend -#3 Valentines Day

Allsorts - Love, love, love

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Valentine

Stamp with Fun - Love

A Spoon full of Sugar  - Love

Papertake Weekly  - Have a Heart

My time to Craft - Hearts and flowers

Suppa Star...

This is my card to enter into this weeks Kenny K krafty girlz challenge #29 a sketch by Bev. I followed the sketch but instead of a circle I used a star, hope you dont mind Bev. I embossed some of the stars with the swiss dots embossing folder.

I coloured the Rock chick image from Kenny K with Copics

Added some ribbon and a couple of music related charms and a few extra stars. As I have used the colours blue and brown I am going to enter it into this weeks Stamp with fun challenge #95 -  Blue and brown

Pink sparkle ballet cat

 A quick card to enter the Penny Black Saturday Challenge They have a Card buffet on the table. I chose Patterned paper, ribbon, 3 gems and 3 buttons, but because I'm very greedy I added an extra button,(well they are only tiny). I followed Mona's sketch over at Stamp with fun challenge #94.

The cute Ballet cat from Penny Black was coloured with Sakura gelly rolls, pink glittery pen. See how she sparkles !

Man of the Match

Here's my first challenge card in ages. I couldn't wait to try my new Flower Soft - Moments in time stamps.
I stamped the man of the match and coloured the image using Distress Inks.

I layered coloured and embossed card, along with football stamped card following Tina's sketch on Stamp with fun - challenge 52.

As its a football card I didnt want to use flowers, so I used more stamped and coloured footballs.
I am also entering this card into the Allsorts challenge #46 - No DP's

Little Presents, my guest designer entry, a card and small choc box ....

for Stamp with fun Challenge. I'm so excited to be a guest designer for this weeks challenge - Little Presents. I made a little chocolate box and card to match.
I just couldn't resist using this House Mouse stamp it just seemed to fit the bill.


For the card, I stamped it twice, water-coloured the main image and coloured the background with Distress Ink refills, using a sponge technique and added snow with a Sakura white gelly roll pen. I cut out all the main images of mice and presents and layered them over the second coloured background image.


I layered a couple of patterned papers onto blue card and added a blue ribbon down and across the card trying to give the impression of a wrapped present.


For the choc box, I got the instructions from a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers for Peek a Boo box here. I adjusted the size slightly and used just the small mouse wrapping a present, portion of the stamp. The same papers and ribbon were used to decorate the box. Inside some homemade chocolate truffles. Mmmmm yummy!
Hope you all like them! I really enjoyed my first guest designer spot.

Halloween challenges

I had originally made this for the Stamp with Fun Challenge - #29 Halloween, but I think that I may be too late, so I will enter it for the Stamp Something Challenge which is Halloween Somethings.
Unfortunately I don't own any halloween stamps, and the only thing I could find that was slightly halloweenish was a small piece of this spider web paper. (I don't half challenge myself.)

I used this image because I absolutely adore this cat face stamp from Inkadinkado (I think) as it reminds me of a little black cat I used to have and witches usually have them too.


I cut it out in a circle using nestibilities and cuttlebug and cut a couple more circles in black and orange. I layered the spiders web paper onto black, then layered some dotty black paper ( a sample from craftwork cards )with the circles and image. Three black brads along the edge to finish off.


On the left hand side I altered some card candy to look like pumpkins, I doodled the wording and added a cat charm.
Hope you like it.

I am also going to enter this card into the Crafty Angels weekly challenge - week 7 - Charmed I'm sure and the Allsorts Challenge - Furry Friends. I know I'm pushing it, but the cat in real life really was my furry friend.

Heres a couple of pics, wasn't she just gorgeous.

Snowman challenge card

I made this card following the sketch for the Stamp with fun challenge. I have used my favourite stamp of the moment, Herb with cup, a Whiff of Joy snowman. I coloured him with Distress Inks and layered up pattern paper from the Joy set from Craftwork Cards.
The snowflake embellishment is made up of sizzlets and punched snowflakes layered up. I finished off with ribbon and gem from stash and the sentiment is from Papermania. I am also entering this one into the My Time to Craft challenge #79 - Snow Buddies.
Also A spoonful of sugar Christmas challenge #71