Monday 30 July 2012

Wow - I made the top 3 over at Just Some Lines

Wow I made the top 3 over at Just some lines with my DT card for Forever Friends are you brave enough challenge, my winning card is shown below.


 They have also asked me to be a guest designer too, how exciting is that, I can't wait!

Thanks for looking 
x

Sunday 29 July 2012

My DT Card for challenge 124 over at OSAAT

 
Here is my DT card for our challenge over at OSAAT, our theme for this week is 
"Use a Digi"
A nice easy theme so we hope many of you will be able to join in.

We are sponsored this week by 


The image I have used is called Swirly Owl Branch and its by Claire of Hope Jacare Doodles, its available in the Stitchy Store HERE

I have used the following Copics to colour. E37, E43, E57, E59, G12 and R20. I have also used an embossing folder to emboss the brown and pink card before sticking to my stepper card.

The trees have been cut with a Cheery Lynn Princess Tree die and the flowers with a Die-namics die.
I've used Card Candi by Craftwork Cards along the front and in the centre of the flowers.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

To be updated

Thanks for looking 
x

Wednesday 25 July 2012

My DT card for Pennys Weddings/Anniversaries challenge

Here is my DT card for our challenge over at Pennys Challenges. Our challenge this week is Weddings and Anniversaries.

We are sponsored by Stampin Dragon Designs, Crafty Sentiments and Scrappers Delights this week so please hop on over and join in with our challenge HERE.

The image I have used is called Rupert_valentine by 
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I have coloured the image with Copics and Promarkers. The backing papers are from some Pink Petticoat digi paper sets. I have also added a red flower from Anna Marie Designs with a piece of green gingham card candi from Craftwork Cards in the centre, Woodware red ribbon with white dots on and a Happy Anniversary Digi sentiment circle from Netty's Cards blog, she has some fabulous freebies so take a look at her blog HERE.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

To be updated 

Thanks for looking 
x

Monday 23 July 2012

My DT card for Fashionista Baby Challenge

  Here is my DT card for our challenge over at 
Fashionista Challenge #5
Its Time for a New Challenge at Fashionista!
'Baby or Birthday'
is our challenge theme...
Feel free to create any type of paper crafting project with this theme.
The rules are very simple:
1. You may use any image you like.
2. You may use any products you like.
3. You may enter as many challenges as you like.
4. You may enter 3 times each with a different project.
5. Please follow the challenge theme.
6. No back linking PLEASE.
7. You must mention that your project is entered in this challenge and link back.
8. Check back the 3rd week for the results of the DT's top 5 and VOTE for your favorite.
**The crafter with the most votes will win the sponsor prize**
Our sponsor this challenge is
 
      
Remember, if you are not selected
in our top 5, 
you can still win a prize!
Just come back and vote for your
pick from our top 5,
leave a comment and you have a 
chance to win 2 digis from



I was commissioned to make this card for a friend who had become an auntie for the first time and she wanted a nice personalised baby card but she didn't want any pink!

I have made a joy fold card with cream card, used Anna Marie designs gingham papers in green and yellow, gold card, yellow dotty ribbon from Woodware.  I added adhesive pearls on top of it which you can see if you enlarge the photo.

The pretty corners and scrolls are cut using a Cuttlebug ornate corner die. I have also added purple and white bakers twine as the washing line.  I have paper pieced the gorgeous little clothes using A digi stamp and added mini wooden pegs to add them to the washing line.

I have also decorated the card inside on all three sides but for security reasons I am not showing the inside as all Kornelias personal details are shown so its a truly personal card. 

My friend loved the card and her brother said it was the nicest baby card he had ever seen!

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Partytime Tuesdays Colour inspiration
Divas by design Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter Anything goes
My heart pieces Use a square or circle
Papercrafting Journey Pearls and swirls
Just Inspirational Photo inspiration
Squirrel and the fox Babies

Thanks for looking 
x

My DT card for Forever Friends - Are you brave enough challenge

Card above made July 2012
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 Card above made March 2009

Another fortnight is over and we have another challenge over at 
  Our challenge this fornight is 
"Are you brave enough"

We are sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads

We want you to enter our challenge with a picture of one of your older projects, maybe when you first started card making or blogging and then a new project for our challenge so we can see how talented you have all become and how much we have all learnt along the way.
This challenge should be great fun!
We would be delighted if you come and join in with this challenge HERE. 
Please remember that you project must include a bear or animal on it somewhere.

I wasn't sure what order to put my cards in but decided to add my most recent first as I am quite ashamed at how basic my first card on my blog was.
It certainly shows how my style has changed over the last 3 years and its all down to blogland where I have met so many crafting friends willing to share tips, advice, new techniques etc and also from all the fantastic tutorials out there.

Here are my card details

I used Go Kreate dies to create the card base, adding patterned pink paper before cutting and scoring the stepper part and to cut and layer the image.
I made the gorgeous flowers using a Die-namics die, used a butterfly and fancy flourish die both from Cheery Lynn. 
The sentiment is a clear Little Claire stamp which I mat and layered onto a Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle die cut.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Bearly Mine Girly birthday card
Crazy Amigo  free theme
Papertake Weekly All things girly
Divas by design Anything goes
The Paper Shelter Anything goes
The Perfect Sentiment Anything goes
Digi Doodles shop best Anything goes
Just some lines No rectangles or squares
Platypus Creek Things with wings

Thanks for looking
x

Sunday 22 July 2012

My DT card for challenge 123 over at OSAAT

Another week has passed and its time for another challenge over at One Stitch at a time.
Our challenge for this week is
 "The Olympics" 

This week we are sponsored by 

 
I found this theme very difficult as Teri, the creator I was issued,  had no sport images so I had to go down the route of the olympic ring colours and this is the card I eventually came up with.

The image I have used is called Cupcake Fairy and is by Delicious Doodles, you can find the image HERE in the Stitchy Store.

I coloured the image with the following Copic and Promarker pens, Berry Red, E31, E000, BG0000, B16, G19 and Y06.

I have also used a Cuttlebug ornate corner die and spellbinders circle and scalloped circle nestie.

We would love you to come on over and join in with our Olympic challenge HERE and can't wait to see your interpretations. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges

To be updated 

Thanks for looking x

Wednesday 18 July 2012

My DT card for our sketch challenge over at Pennys

Here is my DT card for our sketch challenge over at Pennys Challenges and here is the sketch you have to follow if you wish to take part in our challenge this week.
The image I have used is by Stitchy bear Stamps and is called Stylish bowler and is available HERE in the Stitchy bear store. I have coloured the image with the following Copics, E0000, E50, E55, C00, C2, G12, B21, R21 and Promarker Poppy Red.

I have also used a scalloped edge card from Craftwork Cards, green gingham paper from Anna Marie Design, silver card, green paper and the bowling balls in the bottom left hand corner I printed off from google images.

We have three sponsors this week so why not come on over and join in the fun at our challenge blog HERE to enter. 

 I am entering this card into the following challenges 

Kenny K  Get sporty
Digi Makeover Digi Dimension
Make it Monday Anything goes
Simons says stamp and show Anything Goes
Crazy Amigo Free theme
LEJ Designs Anything goes
Divas by design Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter Anything Goes

Thanks for looking x

Monday 16 July 2012

Top 5 announced over at Fashionista so get voting!

 The Top 5 Winners have been chosen by the Fashionista Design Team, 
Now it is up to you to choose
 from 5 great designs...
Who will win the
"People's Choice Award"?

Our Peoples Choice WINNER will recieve
a $20.00 gift certificate from:
Generously offering a $20 gift certificate

There is also a prize for our randomly selected voting winner!!!
Our voting winner will receive

2 digis of their choice
When the top 5 is announced on July 17 just come back and
 place your vote with the click of your mouse
and then leave a comment, its that easy!

Be sure to leave a comment if you want a chance to win!
MORE BIG NEWS COMING....
Join us for the new challenge next week
where we will be announcing our newest
DT members and another
NEW TWIST
to our challenge!!!
so get voting for your favourite HERE

Sunday 15 July 2012

My DT card for challenge 122 over at OSAAT

 Here is my DT card for our challenge over at One stitch at a time

Our theme this week is 
"Anything Goes"
and we are sponsored by  

Prize is the Collab!

Its a nice easy challenge so hop over HERE to join in the fun!

The image I have used is called Flirty Frog by Pookie Designs and is available HERE in the Stitchy Store. I have coloured the image with the  following Copics,  Y00, Y11, Y15, Y32, Y38, G20, YG01 and YG93 and also used a clear sentiment stamp and a Spellbinders labels 10 die to cut and layer the sentiment and a Spellbinders big scalloped circles die to cut and layer the main image too.

I have made a side stepper card using a Go Kreate die set, cutting some gingham designer paper from Anna Marie Designs in the next size down and sticking to the card layer before cutting and scoring to make the step.

I have also used a Marianne Design die and some Prima flowers with brads in the centre.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

The Poodles Parlour Use a digi
The Stamp Man Anything goes/summer colours
Sweet N Sassy Fun fold cards
Di's digi designs Pile on the flowers
Dream Valley Anything but square
Gingerloft Fancy Folds
The craft place Anything goes

Thanks for looking x

Friday 13 July 2012

I made the top 3 over at Just Inspirational


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I made the top 3 over at Just Inspirational with my red, white and blue card shown below 


 I have another badge to display proudly on my blog now.

Thanks for looking x

Thursday 12 July 2012

I'm a special guest designer at Little Miss Muffet

 
 
 Little Miss Muffet Challenges

I was asked to be a guest designer over at Little Miss Muffet challenges for this week. I was honoured and accepted straight away and this is the card I made for their current challenge, their theme is Circles so if you would like to make a project using circles then enter their challenge HERE.

I started off by making a side stepper card using my scalloped circle Go Kreate dies, adding the black and white designer paper before cutting and scoring.

The images I have used are called Hatter Hat Stands, Hatter Hats Combo B and Nora Claire Hatter and are from

Little Miss Muffet Stamps

I have used the following Copics to colour the images,  E0000, E33, E35, E51, C0, C00, C5, C7, BG000,G82, YR01 and R20.

I have also used a digi blank ticket which I added the words Hatty Birthday to before printing out and colouring and I have also used some Zebra card candi from Craftwork Cards and Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Catch the bug Anything goes
Creative Inspirationals Paint Shaped cards
Dream Valley Anything but square
Gingerloft Fancy Folds
Joanna Sheen  Going round in circles
That Craft Place Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers network Anything goes
Tammys Scrapin Corner Anything Goes
Crazy Amigos Hats
Shopping our stash Extra Fold
Crafty Creations Free for all
Art Impressions More than one fold


Thanks for looking x

Wednesday 11 July 2012

My DT card for our Blog Hop and Anything Goes challenge

Today we are having our first ever Blog hop over at Pennys Challenges to celebrate us changing from fortnightly to weekly challenges, we hope lots of you will be joining us. We have 4 sponsors for this blog hop and 3 mini prizes for those who leave comments on each stop along the way. You will need to also enter our Anything Goes challenge to be in with a chance of winning the sponsor prizes.

If you are already hopping you should have arrived here from Helens Blog if not please go to the beginning HERE to make sure you don't miss any stops.

Here is the card that I made for the hop, I have used an On the edge blank card by Craftwork Cards. The image and sentiment are both from Bugaboo Stamps, it is called Gus Birthday and Collect Wrinkles.  I have coloured with the following Copics E000, E42, C0, E25, BG0000, B0000 and G24

I have also used blue gingham paper, brown paper, a memory box die called Latchette border and some brown spotty and blue Card Candi also from Craftwork Cards.

Thank you for taking the time to come and look and comment on my project, the mystery word letter I have for you is the letter B - your next stop is Mags Blog.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Catch the bug Anything goes
Cards for men  Happy Birthday
Celebrate the occasion Happy Birthday
Flourishes Use sentiment as focus
Scrap Creations Use something bought in last 2 months - Memory box die
Top Tip Tuesday One for the men

Thanks for looking x

Monday 9 July 2012

My DT card for Forever Friends Christmas in July challenge

 
Its time for another challenge over at


Our theme for this fortnight is "Christmas in July"

We are sponsored by 

with
so please come and join in the fun HERE

For my card I have used a Craftwork Cards scalloped edge card to make an easel card.
 I printed some pretty papers and images from my Forever Friends crafting cd and added 2 pretty bows with Woodware red spotty ribbon.
I have used 3d foam pads to raise the christmas pudding, holly and easel stopper and also used an oval and scalloped oval nestie to cut and mat the main image. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Bearly Mine Ribbons and bows
Whimsy Stamps Anything Goes
Drs Design Christmas in July
Chocolate Coffee Cards Anything goes
2 Sisters  Christmas in July
Catch the bug Anything goes
The craft place Anything goes
The hybrid chick Christmas in July
The squirrel and the fox Christmas in July
Crafty Bloggers Anything goes
Hooked on crafts Christmas in July
Lollipop Crafts Christmas in July
The crazy challenge Christmas in July
The pink elephant Christmas in July


Thanks for looking x

Sunday 8 July 2012

My DT card for challenge 121 over at OSAAT

Here is my DT card for our challenge over at One Stitch at a time. Our theme for this week is 
 "Sun"
 so circles or yellows, oranges etc, I have used both circles and yellow for my DT card
but have actually forgotten what the sun looks like here in the UK as we have had the wettest June on record and July has been just as bad!

The image is called Sunflower Summer and is by Priyanka of 


and is available HERE in the Stitchy Bear Store. 

  I have coloured with the following Copics, Y00, E0000, E31, YG06, BV31, R20 and C7. 

The circle was made with a Marianne Design die and I have also used Spelllbinders circle and scalloped circle dies for the easel stopper.

We are sponsored this week by Creative Craft world


so please hop over to our challenge blog HERE and join in the fun.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Flourishes summer
Tuesday Throwdown Summertime
Freshly Brewed Summertime
Card mad fairy Summertime
Our craft lounge Die cuts
Totally Papercrafts Here comes summer
Creative inspirations paint Shaped cards
Dream Valley Anything but square
Joanna Sheen Going round in circles
Thanks for looking x

Thursday 5 July 2012

My card for the Docrafts Me to you competition has been published

You might remember I announced I was one of 10 lucky runners up in Docrafts Tatty Teddy me to you competition, my card has now been published in the new issue of Creativity issue 34. My card is shown on the bottom line in the centre, its fantastic to see my card shown in a magazine, I'm still amazed I was one of the runners up.

Thanks for looking x

Wednesday 4 July 2012

I made the top 5 over at Love to create


lovetocreate 
 
I made the top 5 over at Love to create this week with my card shown below


My DT card for Pennys Red, white and blue challenge

Here is my DT card for our challenge over at Pennys Challenges this week. 

Our theme is Red, white and blue

I have used two of the new Summer bears images from Lili of the Valley which I have coloured with the following Copics, E000, E35, E42, R11, R22, R30, C5, G02 and BG0.

I have also used some blue gingam paper, red paper, blue gingham ribbon, Spellbinders dies, a cuttlebug corner die and some icing sugar card candi from Craftwork Cards and also some blue card candi in the top left hand corner.

We are sponsored this week by 3 generous sponsors

Prize - 4 Images of winners choice
and
Prize  - £10 Gift Voucher
and 
 
Prize - 3 digis of winners choice 
So hop on over to Pennys Challenges and enter your card for the chance to win a fab prize
You will only have one week to enter your cards instead of the usual fortnight from now on.

Next week (11th July) we will be having a blog hop to launch our new weekly challenges


We would be delighted if you hop over HERE and join in the fun next Wednesday

I am entering this card into the following challenges 

SJ Papercrafts Red, white and blue
Just Inspirational Photo inspiration
Card Makin Mamas Red, white and blue
Chocolate coffe and cards Anything goes
Crafts 4 eternity Bear Neccessities
Frosted Designs Circles
Inspire me Fridays Anything goes
Our craft lounge 4th July
Patties Creations Red, white and blue
Phindys inspired by a song (row row row your boat)
The Poodles Parlour Cute and/or cuddly
Raise the bar Summer
Stamping with the dragon Red white and blue
2 Sisters Red, white and blue
Catch the bug summer or 4th July
Craft your days away Teddy bears
Di's digi designs summer
Amusing Challenges Red, white and blue
Gingerloft Red, white and blue
Crafty Bloggers network Anything goes
Incy Wincy Patriotism
My craft spot 4th July
Paper Playtime Die cuts plus red, white and blue
Celebrate the occasion 4th July
Die cuttin divas Red, white and blue
Papertake Weekly Anything goes
Partytime Tuesdays Be patriotic
Sassy Cheryls Anything goes
Divas by design Red, white and blue
Whimsy Inspiration Anything Goes

Thanks for looking x