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Challenges
Crafty Creations DT (125) - Thank You
C.E.S. (42) - Anything But Square
Ooh La La (83) - Summer Flowers
Digital Tuesday (117) - Flower Power
I Love Promarkers (72) - Include Flowers
Truly Scrumptious (60) - Things with Wings
Here we are again with another challenge from Crafty Creations and this week the theme is 'Thank You'.
This week we are being sponsored by In2Stamps who has kindly donated two stamps of choice for one lucky winner.
I have made a 5 x 7 card for a change. I have coloured the image with promarkers and distressed and inked the edges before layering with nesties. The punched border has been inked and a ribbon attached. The butterfly has been punched too and a few gems added to the body. Finally a stamped sentiment and the card is finished. A simple layout that I think you will agree works. Thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Stamps - Penny Black
Digi Gingham Paper - Scrapbook, Scrapbook
Floral Paper - Unknown
Gems/Ribbon - Stash
Challenges
Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas In June
This week at Whoopsi Daisy we are going all Christmassy as our challenge theme is 'Christmas In June'. So, put on that Christmas music CD, settle down with some hot chocolate and get ahead with your Christmas projects, can't wait to see what you come up with. Check out the rest of the DT's blogs for more inspiration.
I decided to make a card, no suprise there then... I have coloured my sweet girl with Promarkers and added lots of glitter glue. Having layered her with nesties I thought it would be fun to weave some ribbon around the image, letting it curl as I went. I think it gives quite a nice effect. Hope you like this one as much as I do, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Digi Stamp - Whoopsi Daisy (Sheet 262)
Papers/Sentiment - Magazine Freebie
Card Candy - Craftwork Cards
Ribbons - Stash
Challenges
Lili Of The Valley DT (103) - Sketch
Mami Doodles (28) - Boy/Man's Card
Ooh La La (82) - Father's Day/Special Man
Stamptacular (116) - Fun In The Sun
A Passion For Promarkers (105) - Park Life
Papertake - Here Comes Summer
Fab 'N' Funky (78) - Summer Loving
Delightful Challenges - Fun In The Sun
Dutch Dare (118) - Clean & Simple
M.A.W.T.T. (104) - Clean & Simple
Here we are again, another Thursday, another challenge at Lili Of The Valley. This week we have a great sketch for you to follow. This week we are being sponsored by Lisa and Laila at Lili Of The Valley who are kindly donating a £10.00 voucher for their shop.
I needed to do a card for a colleague who was turning fifty and this is what I came up with. I love this little chap and he was so easy to colour with promarkers. The numbers have been die cut and the stars punched. As the card was for a man I have kept it clean and simple, hope you like it, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Stamps - LOTV/Unknown
Digi Papers - Pink Petticoat
Challenges
Crafty Creations DT (124) - Let It Shine
A Gem Of A Challenge (23) - Flowers & Charms
A Spoonful Of Sugar (157) - Ribbons & Bows
I Love Promarkers (71) - Anything Goes
Time for another Crafty Creations challenge and this time the theme is 'Let It Shine' so out with all your sparkly cardstock, gems and glitter and see what you can create. This time we are kindly being sponsored by Wags 'N Whiskers with a fabulous prize for one lucky winner.
The DT were lucky enough to be given some images to play with and today I have done an easel card using 'Ballerina Katie', ideal for any little princess. I have coloured the image with promarkers and glitter, then decoupaged it before layering with nesties. The edges of the white layer has been distressed and glittered too. A sentiment, sparkly ribbon and bow and a princess crown charm finish the main side. For the sentiment side I have used a label nestie to cut the layers which I have stamped and added flowers to. Hope you like my sparkly card, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Digi Stamps - Wags 'N Whiskers/Digital Doodling
Floral Stamp - LOTV
Sentiment Stamp - Circa Stamps
Paper - Unknown
Charm/Ribbon/Flowers - Stash
Challenges
Lili Of The Valley DT (101) - Bring On The Music
Sketch Saturday (159) - Sketch
Totally Papercrafts (70) - Summer
C.R.A.F.T. (107) - Stitching
Delightful Challenge - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday (169) - Birthstones (Emerald)
Digi Doodle Shop (63) - Stitching
M.A.W.T.T. (103) - Inspired By A Song (Teddy Bear's Picnic)
Here we are again, another Thursday, another challenge at Lili Of The Valley. This week we want you to 'Bring On The Music'. In other words, we want to see your creations that are inspired by a song/music (don't forget to tell us what inspired you). This week we are being sponsored by Lisa and Laila at Lili Of The Valley who are kindly donating a £10.00 voucher for their shop. Don't forget that the new girlie stamps are now available here.
My card this week has been inspired by one of my favourite childhood songs 'Teddy Bear's Picnic' and I have used the stamp called 'Teddy Bear's Picnic', suprise, suprise. I have coloured the image with promarkers and added a little sentiment and some craft candy. I have added a little border of music, some faux (stamped) stitching and some paper lace which I also coloured with promarkers. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Stamps - LOTV/Docrafts/Unknown
Digi Paper - Unknown
Card Candy - Craftwork Cards
Paper Lace - Stash
Challenges
Crafty Creations DT (123) - Just Imagine
Dutch Dare (116) - 3 Design Papers/2 Embellishments/1 Image
Totally Papercrafts (70) - Summer
C.E.S. (40) - Saturday Night At The Movies (Beaches)
Sunday Sketch & Stamp (59) - Sketch
A Spoonful Of Sugar (156) - Splish, Splash
Simon Says - Bingo (Shape (stars)/Ribbon/Sentiment)
Time for another challenge from Crafty Creations and this week we have the theme 'Just Imagine'. We are kindly being sponsored by Patties Creations and one lucky winner can win three of her gorgeous digi images.
The DT were lucky enough to be given some images to play with and I have used one called 'Beach Pattiboop Sunglasses'. When I saw this it reminded me of the Bette Midler film 'Beaches', one of my favourites. I followed the great sketch to create my card. I have coloured the image with promarkers and added diamond glaze to the starfish, fish and sunglasses. I made the starfish embellishments by first punching the shapes from cardstock for the base. Next I coloured some shrink plastic with promarkers and punched more star shapes. I then added some smiley faces before shrinking and placing on top of the card ones. Hope you like this one, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Digi Stamp - Pattie's Creations
Sentiment Stamp - Docrafts
Papers - Magazine Freebie/Monti's Pixel Papers
Ric Rac Ribbon - Magazine Freebie
Challenges
Whoopsi Daisy (GDT) - Free & Easy
Creative Card Crew - Wings
A Passion For Promarkers (103) - Pink/Brown or Blue/Brown
I Love Promarkers (69) - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday (168) - Pins & Pearls
Stamp Something - Something Punched
Stamp With Fun (115) - Pearls & Flowers
Wow! It's Monday already! Where does the time go? I seem to be back chasing my tail again. Anyway, as it is Monday that means it's time for another challenge from Whoopsie Daisy. This week we have made it easy for you by picking the theme 'Free & Easy', so make whatever you like and have fun. The DT have made some fantastic cards so pop on over to their blogs and have a look.
For my card this week I have chosen to follow the great sketch (I love the look of these panelled layouts) and used the base colours pink & brown. The sweet image has been coloured with promarkers and this time I resisted covering her wings with glitter. The lace on the punched border was a scrap that fell out of my lace box so thought I would use it up. I punched and coloured some leaves and added some paper flowers (also coloured) around the image adding pearls to the centres. Lastly, I added a circular sentiment and stuck three pearl pins into the foam pad at the back (health & safety). These are ordinary dressmaking pins I found lying around in my sewing box so didn't want the sharp points showing. That's it, hope you like it, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Digi Stamp - Whoopsie Daisy (sheet 239)
Circular Sentiment Stamp - LOTV
Digi Papers - Pink Petticoat
Lace/Flowers/Pearls/Pins - Stash
Challenges
Lili Of The Valley DT (101) - Anything Goes
Sketch & Stash (63) - Sketch (New Stamp)
It's Thursday already which means it is time for another challenge from Lili Of The Valley. This week we are making it easy for you with the theme 'Anything Goes'. We are being sponsored this week by Lisa and Laila at LOTV and also The Ribbon Girl.
Todays card is featuring another of the new 'Summer Girls' stamps that will be released by LOTV on Tuesday 14th June. This little cutie is called 'Milly - Just For You' and is so useful for many occassions so is very versatile.
What a great sketch to follow, one I am sure I will use many times. This card is quite dimensional as I have 3D'd a lot of it including some of the layers. The image has been coloured with promarkers and I have 3D'd and glittered the butterfly and daisy. The larger daisies have been punched, coloured and glittered. A circular sentiment and a few gems added to the flower centres finishes the card off nicely. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Stamps - LOTV
Paper - Unknown
Gems - Stash
Challenges
Crafty Creations DT (122) - Over The Rainbow
Charisma Cardz (22) - Something That Flies
Paperplay (22) - Summer Citrus Splash
Stamp Something - Digi Day
Digital Tuesday (114) - In The Garden/Outdoors
This week's theme at Crafty Creations has been inspired by the Wizard Of Oz/Judy Garland song 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' so for your creations we want to see how the song inspires you. We have a great prize for one lucky winner as we are being sponsored this week by Whimsy Stamps who are kindly donating 5 digi stamps of choice.
As you can see I have used a red base card which has been layered on top with a white card and rainbow striped paper, nice and bright. Across the middle I have layered a couple of punched borders and tied some rainbow organza ribbon around them. The image has been coloured with promarkers and layered with nesties. The circular sentiment has also been layered. A few red star brads finishes the card. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Digi Stamp - Pollycrafts
Circular Sentiment Stamp _ LOTV
Ribbon/Brads - Stash
Challenges
Fab 'N' Funky (75) - Whateva
One Stop Craft (134) - Texture (Embossing/Daisies)
Sketch Saturday (158) - Sketch
A Spoonful Of Sugar (155) - Here Comes Summer
Papertake - Anything Goes
Here is another of the gorgeous new 'Summer Girls' stamps that are being released by Lili Of The Valley on Tuesday 14th June. This one is called 'Summer Days' and as you can see the two little girls are also busy making daisychains. Make sure you check out all the Design Teams Blogs and the Ideas To Inspire Blog for more sneak peeks throughout the week.
I layered my base card with various panels/punched borders following the great sketch. I have added some gorgeous satin ribbon to the punched borders too. The image has been coloured with promarkers, layered and attached with foam pads. I have had these little daisies for a couple of years and recently came across them. Before attaching them I added a bit of colour with a promarker. A circular sentiment completes the card. I have kept the embellishments to a minimum as the layout was busy enough. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Stamps - LOTV
Paper - Unknown
Ribbon/Daisies - Stash
Don't forget the SALE at Lili Of The Valley ends at midnight tomorrow!
Creative Inspirations DT (61) - Father's Day/DadPollycrafts (95) - Be My Teddy Bear
Simon Says - For A Father's Day/Male
One Stop Craft (134) - Texture (Ribbon/Buttons)We have a great challenge for you this time at Creative Inspirations. As Father's Day is only a couple of weeks away here in the UK we would like you to make a 'Father's Day' or 'Dad' card/project. We know some of you have difficulty making male cards but that's why it's called a challenge, right? For this challenge we are kindly being sponsored by Sentiments 4 You and Simon Says Stamps who are generously donating a great prize to one lucky winner.
For my card I have used one of the new LOTV stamps from the 'It's A Boy Thing' range and this one is called 'Dad Is The Word'. I have coloured it with promarkers and layered it with nesties. The base card has been layered with Kraft card and striped paper. I have punched a border down the side and added white seam binding to it. I then took some narrower seam binding and inked it with a distress inkpad and spritzed it with water. Once dry I tied it around the card. To finish off I sewed two buttons together with some embroidery thread. I rather like this one, hope you do too. Thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Stamp - LOTV
Paper - Papermania
Seam Binding/Buttons - Stash 
Challenges
