Cake....

I have made this card for a couple of Challenges.  Thanks to all the DT members for their inspiration as I always find it difficult to know where to start!

What I used

The cupcake stamp was a freebie from Molly Blooms that came with Simpy Homemade magazine which I coloured with Promarkers.

The backing papers were from another craft magazine, afraid I don't know who designed them.  All the rest I've had for ages in my stash.

Challenges

Willow Sketchie Challenge No 3

Moving Along With The Times - Have Some Cake
where Shell has chosen the theme this week

The sponsor at MAWTT this week is Bows and Berries Digital Stamps

http://www.bowsandberries.co.uk/

Make it Sassy

Well it's another week over again and hope everyone has enjoyed the sunshine. 

Over at One Stitch At A Time the challenge for this week is Make It Sassy and it is also Christmas Club week.  The image is a digi stamp from the Stitchy Bear Store and is Kelley Kid's Chrissy Christmas Pixie.  I must admit this is the first time I have ever used a digi stamp and they have some gorgeous images in their shop.  I'm not too happy with what I've done with the image and don't feel I've done it justice but I was rushing it as I wasn't able to do any crafting during the week.

What I Used

5 x 7 card

Papers from Hot Off The Press

Image coloured with Promarkers

Ribbon, sentiment and glitter from stash

New Baby

This week at One Stitch At A Time the theme is New Baby.  It is being sponsored by The Stamping Boutique. I was making a card for my friend at work who has just become a Granny for the first time so this challenge tied in nicely.  Thanks to all the DT's cards for the inspiration.

What I Used

5 x 7 Ivory Card

Bright Pink card for mat and 'shadow' on stork: textured cardstock from American Crafts

Striped backing paper: Spring Fever Collection, free from Scrapbook Magazine, edged with Martha Stewart punch.

Storks cut using Cricut & Nursery Rhyme cartridge.

Edges inked with Brilliance in Pearlescent Coral, and also glittered.

Baby feet brads from Anna Griffin Kit.

Ribbons, buttons & flowers from stash.

I would also like to enter this into:

Crafty Sentiments Glitter it Up, (glitter on baby feet, round storks and on flower)

Thanks for visiting my blog and any comments are much appreciated.

Grungy Monday #1

I was excited when I read a retweet (from Mario Rossi) about Grungy Monday Challenge on Linda Ledbetter's Studio L3 blog. Each week you can explore the techniques & products of the genius that is Tim Holtz. This being the first it is Grungy Monday #1 and we were to take inspiration from 12 Tags of Christmas 2008, Tag 10 and make it your own.
I have not been collecting Tim Holtz/Ranger products for very long so it was definately a challenge considering I didn't have half of the products used but wanted to have a try anyway.
To start with I didn't even have a tag or a flourish mask for the background but improvised & cut my own tag using a cricut (hence the two holes at the top) & also cut a similar style of flourish.  The background was made using Distress Ink Pads (don't have bottle of distress reinker) in Vintage Photo & Brushed Corduroy with the masked part then coloured with Fired Brick; brushed with Perfect Pearls in Heirloom Gold then flicked with water droplets as Tim did in his tutorial.  The reindeer stamp I had was too small so I abandoned the Christmas theme & used a bird one instead, coloured with Promarkers; Fired Brick & Vintage Photo inkpads mixed with Perfect Pearls.  The strip was Idea-ology Tissue Tape in Nostalgic.  The flower I had already made using gilding flakes.  Button & metal embellishment from Crafty Bitz 'Memories' ATC kit.  Sentiment from K & Co Embellishment kit coloured the same as the background.

So, I even surprised myself how much I was able to improvise using the products I did have.
Thanks for visiting my blog and any comments are much appreciated.

One Stitch At A Time Challenge....

Once again I don't know where the month has gone, and am entering the One Stitch At A Time Challenge at the last minute.  The theme this month is Something For The Boys.

What I used

4 x 6 deckle edge card, edges inked with Ranger Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

HOTP papers edges inked with Vintage Photo

Holly wreath cut using Cricut Create and the Christmas cartridge

Berries using Ranger Distress Stickles in Fired Brick

Sentiment Strip bought from Lakeland (about 7 years ago)!

Anything But Square

This week at One Stitch At A Time the Challenge is Anything But Square and it is also Christmas Club Week.  Here is my cute Snowman. 

His body came already cut from a kit I got from QVC.  I inked his edges with Ranger Distress Ink in Faded Jeans. I cut out his hat and scarf from free papers designed by Jayne Bentley that came with a craft magazine. He got a shiny red nose using cardstock with Glossy Accents, his googly eyes were from Woodware and the ribbon on his hat and heart gems were from my stash.

Lemon and Lilac....

Well, here's another challenge.  This week at Crafty Sentiments Designs the challenge is to create something using mainly Lemon and Lilac.  This was a bit of a challenge for me as I really didn't have many 'lemony' items or paper but got there eventually.

What I used

7x5 lemon card

Backing papers from don't know where, edged with Martha Stewart border punch.

Die cut, cut using Cricut with Cindy Loo Cartridge,

and lemon paper cut from same design using the shadow feature.

Paper flowers, (which is my latest craze to make by hand)

Brads and ribbon from stash.

Thanks for stopping by.