It's a stitch up!!

Evening All!

I've got another christmas card made :) I made this to follow the everybody art challenge where they have a sketch and iv just realised i haven't strictly followed the sketch so i realise i wont be qualifiying for the prize lol

The other challenge im entering this card into is simon says stamp which has a theme of stitching:) i really like the effect of stitching now i have got the hand of my sewing machine, its had more use this last month than it has the last 3 years lol

I also finally tried out my new bow maker which i bought from the Harrogate show of a stall called craft Racks for just £1.99 and it works like a dream :)

Heres the sketch i kind of followed lol

Heres what i came up with.............
Stamps:
Whiff of Joy image, sentiment is from Popcorn bear

Medium:
Copic markers, inkessentials white highlighter pen

Papers:
Basic Grey Wassail papers

Tools:
Retro Flower punches(medium and large), Sewing Machine, Tim Holtz distresser, bow maker, nestabilities, swiss dots embossing foler

Embellishments:
PM pearls, ribbon from stash

Thanks for looking!!

Creative Inspirations - challenge 28

Morning all!!!

Today sees a new challenge over at creative inspirations and this week we have a theme of Fall/Autumn.

I also made my card for these challenges:

1. Sketch and Stash - Sketch, i used my new retro flower punches and glimmer mist
2. Stamp with fun - Autumn
3. Secret Crafter - Girls card
4. Charisma Cards - Flower Power

Heres the sketch from sketch and stash..
Heres what i came up with.....
Heres a close up of the flower i made using retro flower punches. Rach has a great tutorial to show you how to make these! The glimmer mist isn't showing up much in the photo.

Stamp:

Sugar Nellie (thanks Dianne!! ), sentiment by Inkadinkadoo

Medium:

Copic Markers, inkessentials white highlighter pen, Antique linen distress ink for the flower, tattered angel glimmer mist (silver)

Papers:

K+Co

Tools:

Sewing machine, tim holtz distresser, retro flower punches medium and large, dvine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder

Embelishments:

Celebrate ribbon, PM pearl

Thanks for popping over!!

Creative Inspirations - Challenge 26

Good Morning!!!

This morning Im here to show you my DT card for Creative Inspirations, the challenge this week we have a fab sketch Nat made and we also want to see brads and/or eyelets :)

I decided to rotate the sketch so that i could fit in my image etc ...

I am also entering my card into Charisma Cards as there challenge is curls and swirls so i used my Dvine swirls embossing folder :)

So heres my card using the sketch....

Stamps: Magnolia image ( thanks caroline!! ) and the sentiment is Papermania

Medium: copics (rach now has some great videos over on her blog showing her techniques!), inkessentials white highlighting pen,glitter glue

Papers: DCWV pink tint

Tools: D'vine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder, Martha Stewart Snowfake punch

Embellishments: PM white snowflake brad,Raffia lace by paper cellar, White smirk ribbon, Martha Stewart pink gem

Thanks for looking!! and dont forget to check out the rest of the DT cards over at Creative Inspirations!!

PCP - Christmas Challenge!

Afternoon!

This month over on Creative Inspirations PCP monthly challenge we have a theme of Christmas! this may be our last monthly challenge over a PCP as last month we had a lack of entrants.

Heres my DT card for the challenge....

Stamp: Popcorn the bear
Medium: Copics, fine black marker for doodling
Papers: DCWV
Embellishments: PM pearls for the mistletoe on the reef and docrafts ribbon

Thanks for looking!!

Blue and Brown!

Afternoon!!

This week over at creative inspirations we have a colour combo of Blue and Brown I wasnt really sure about using the colours for a christmas card at first but now i quite like it, something a bit different.

I also made this card for:

1. Sketch and Stamp - sketch to follow
2. A spoon full of sugar - distressing
3. EAC - Blue and brown

So heres my card.....

Stamp: Anya from the greetings farm, sentiment from a see d's set
Papers: DCWV
Medium: Copic markers, inkessentials highlighter, glitter glue
Tools: tim holtz distresser, Dvine swirls and swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder, Martha Stewart snowflake punch
Embellishments: Martha Stewart gems, PM snowflake brad

thanks for looking!!

WOJ fall

Good Morning again :)

I got my WOJ fall set on wednesday and boy was i excited when it fell through my letter box along side an xmas Popcorn bear stamp set :) The fall set was a great excuse to make my friends over in America a thanksgiving card :)

For this card i have followed Rach's fab sketch over on the WOJ challenge ( Just noticed my bows on the wrong side oppppps, thought it was a tight squeeze lol)

Stamp: Whiff Of Joy fall Set
Papers: K+Co Hannah scrap pad
Medium: Copics ciao markers and white inkessentials highlighting pen
Tools: Sewing Machine, D'Vine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder, Tim Holtz distressing tool, corner punch, crop-a-dile
Embellishements: Celebrate ribbon, PM pearls, PM Eyelet

Spots, Dots and Circles!!

Morning!

I am a bit late showing you this but its my DT card for Creative inspirations challenge, this weeks challenge is Spots, dots and circles.

so heres my card.....

Stamp: Forever Friends
Papers: DCWV
Medium: Copics, white inkessentials highlighting pen
Tools: Swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder, corner punch, Martha Stewart snowflake punch
Embelishments: Smirk ribbon, PM snowflake brad and PM pearl

Thanks for looking!!

Creative Inspirations - Gift(boxes, bags etc)

Good Morning!!

This morning im here to show you all my DT creation for Creative Inspirations . This weeks challenge is Gifts so this could be boxes, bags etc.

First of all i made a cushion bag but then decided it looks a bit simple on its own so i decorated a brown paper bag.

Heres what i made.........

Cushion Box
Stamp: Pennyblack, sentiment is PM
Paper: Red paper from paper mill
Medium: WHSmith watercolor pencils
Tools: Dvine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder, heat it up tool and gold embossing powder
Embellishments: Celebrate ribbon

Decorated Paper Bag
Stamp:Penny Black
Paper:DCWV
Medium: WHSmith watercolour pencils
Tools: Tim Holtz distresser, Dvine swirls cuttlebug embossing folder
Embellishments: Celebrate ribbon, charms off ebay

Thanks For Looking!!!!

Charmed!

Afternoon everyone!

Today i got a card made to fit in with stamp somethings challenge which is to use a charm on your card.

heres my card.......

Stamp: Whiff of Joy
Paper: Basic Grey Wassail
Medium: Copic pens, inkessentials white marker and anitas 3d gloss
Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folder - script, Crop-a-dile, Tim Holtz Distresser, Sewing Machine
Embellishments: Celebrate ribbon, Charm from ebay, PM eyelet

Don't forget to check back tomorow when ill have my DT for Creative Inspirations :)

Thanks for looking!

Surfer!

Hi, got another card made this evening :)

I have made this card for:

• Cupcake Crafts - Beach
• Stamptacular Sunday - Child's Play
• Just Magnolia - Distressing

Stamp: Summer Magnolia Kit, inkadinkado sentiment
Paper: PM for him
Medium: Copics, inkessential white gel pen
Tools: Tim Holtz distresser, D'ivine Swirls cuttlebug embossing folder, Crop-a-dile
Embellishments: PM eyelets, Gems from stash, celebrate ribbon

Thanks for looking!

Creative Inspirations PCP Monthly Challenge...

Evening!

As you maybe know a new monthly challenge has been set up for creative inspirations on PaperCraftPlanet and this week the challenge is to make an every day card and tag set!

I have also made the card to enter into:

• Stamp with fun - Sketch
• Simon Say Stamp - Distressing

so heres my card and tag set......

For the card I used Lying Matthew with sentiment by whiff of joy coloured with copics and highlighted with inkessential white gel pen. The paper is PM for him. I used my new Tim Hotlz distresser which i got from Simon Says Stamp, Spots and Dots cuttlebug embossing folder, PM Buttons and eyelets and celebrate ribbon.

For the tag i used Mouse Under Partyhat by whiff of joy coloured by copics and highlighted with an inkessentials pen. Papers are PM for him, distressed with tim holtz distresser,spots and dots embossing folder, PM button and eyelets, celebrate ribbon.

Thanks for looking!!!

Creative Inspirations - Kickstand

Okay so Iam finally back on the internet, during the thunder the other week something must of been struck so i was without the internet :( never had such a boring week lol

Anyway this week we have a challenge to make a kickstand card, this is something i had seen Bev do on her website and thought they looked great and so simple to make.

so heres my xmas kickstand card.....

stamps: Santa stamp i think is hero arts and i got it from boyes
Papers: DCWV-christmas wishes, silver metallic card was from a nearby craft shop there website can be found here
Medium: copics and glitter glue
Tools: Spots and Dots cuttlebug embossing folder, corner punch
Embellishments: PM ribbon, Martha stewartgems and sentiment sticker came free with a docraft mag

Pink Xmas Shaker Card!

Good Afternoon!!

This morning i decided to try and make a shaker card after seeing ABC challenge of Windows.

The challenges I want to enter this card into are:

• Penny Black - Swirls
• ABC- Window
• Cute Card Thursday - Christmas

So heres my card.....

Stamp: Penny Black, PM sentiment
Papers: DCWV xmas rose tinted papers
Medium: WHSmith watercolou pencils, inkessentials white pen, fine black marker
Tools: Swiss Dots cuttlebug embossing folder, craft knife
Embellsihments: snowflake sequins were free with a magazine, smirk white ribbon, PM pearls

Thanks for looking!!

Creative Inspirations - Sewing

Good Morning!

Today over at creative inspirations we have a challenge of Sewing it can be real of faux.

I also made this card for:

• A Spoon Full of Sugar - sketch
• Cupcake Crafts - Blossom and butterflies
• Cute Card Thursday - Thankyou Miss

So heres my card.......... Stamp: Magnolia
Papers: Papermania blue berry hill and cardstock from the paper mill
Medium: Copic ciao markers, inkessentials white pen, fine black marker
Tools: Cuttlebug d'vine swirls embossing folder, crop-a-dile
Embellishments: PM eyelets, PM pearls, Ribbon from stash, recollections pink pearl brad, bazill paper flower, 'made with love' charm

Thanks for looking!!

Willow with lantern

Good Afternoon!

Today i got another chritmas card made :) I made this card to enter into:

• Copic Creations - Brunette hair
• Crafty Goings on - copic candy (link on right hand side bar)

So heres my card.....

Stamp: Whiff of Joy - willow with lantern
Paper: Basic Grey-wassail
Medium: Copic Ciao markers, fine black marker, inkessentials white gel pen and anitas 3d gloss
Tools: Swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder
Embellishments: PM green ribbon, gem brad from stash, Bazzil basics paper flowers

Thanks for looking!!

Creative Inspirations - Gems and Pearls

Good Morning!!

Today over at Creative Inspirations we have a challenge of Gems and Pearls, easy hey!

I have also decided to enter this card into 2 other challenges

• Sketch and Stash - I used my new copics which arrived yesterday :)
• Papertake Weekly - I used my fave cuttlebug emmbossing folder (swiss dots), I also used my copics which i must say im getting addicted to lol

So heres my card.........

The photo of my card didint come out very well :(

Heres a close up of the image i used peel offs and gems and them used Anitas 3d gloss over the top and i love how it turned out!!

Stamps: Whiff of joy masked image, papermania sentiment

Papers: K+Co - hop scotch

Medium: Copic Ciao markers, inkessential white gel pen, fine black marker for doodling

Tools: Cuttlebug (swiss dots embossing folder), Crop-a-dile, Corner punch

Embellishments: Gold Peel offs, Orange gems from stash, clear gems are martha stewart, Anitas 3D gloss, Smirk white ribbon, brads from stash

Thanks for looking!!

Rose Tinted Christmas!

Hiya!

Treated myself to the Rose Tinted DCWV xmas papers the other day so had to have ago with em lol I also got the basic grey wassail 6x6 papers which i found very hard to get hold of!!

so the card i made tonight is for 2 challenges

• Truly Scrumptious - to follow a sketch
• Cute Card Thursday - Stitching ( i have done both real and faux)

so here it is........

Stamp: Pink Gem Designs-Mimi in hat and coat, sentiment is by papermania
Papers: DCWV rose tinted xmas papers
Medium: WHSmith watercolour pencils, image glossed with anitas 3d gloss and a fine black marker pen for fake stitching around image
Tools: Martha Stewart snowflake punch, crop-a-dile, corner punch and sewing machine
embellishments: Punched snowflake, brad from stash, papermaina pearls, papermania eyelets

Thanks for looking!!!

Creative inspirations - Masking

Morning!!

This week over at creative inspirations our theme is Masking (Nat has a tutorial on her blog)! I actually have to thank Nat for my image as she kindly sent me a selection of masked images :)

I have made this card to fit with some other challenge. which are:

• Sketch and stamp

• EAC and A Spoon Full of Sugar who both have a theme of Summer

so heres my card.....

Stamps: Whiff of joy
Paper: Papermania bluberryhill
Medium: Copics (E50, E51,R20, E33, E35 and E37), WHSmith watercolour pencils, inkessentials white gel pen, fine black marker
Tools: Cuttlebug - D'ivine swirls, Crop-a-dile, corner punch
Embellishments: PM pearls, PM eyelet, computer generated sentiment.

After taking this photo i decided to use anitas gloss to cover the image!

thanks for looking!

OCC- Zoe

Theres a fab sketch over at Our Creative Corner this week!! I have made this card for the challenge and also used products which Louisa from Paper Angels sent me to make a few projects for her website!

So hers my card.......

Stamp: Fun Stamps - Zoe and sentiment is papermania

Papers: Together

Medium: Copics (R20,E33,E35,E37), black fine marker, inkessentials highlighting pen

Tools: Cuttlebug - Swiss dots, corner punch and dimensionals

Embellishments: Yellow brads for middle of flowers, white ribbon

Thanks for looking!