And now for something totally different!

This is actually Ria's project but if I wait for her to put it on her blog we'll be waiting forever! lol  She had a sewing machine for her birthday and kept putting off using it for the first time (nerves! lol)  Well over the past couple of weeks she has slowly been using it with a little help and encouragement.  We had spotted some awesome bags on a market stall that were made from old denim jeans and she wanted to have a go and we found instructions in a magazine so off we went and got some funky material for the lining and strap and bit by bit she has made herself a bag out of an old pair of her jeans and this is the end result that was finished this afternoon just in time for her to walk down with it!

and here is a pic showing the lining better, its called Mexican Day of the Dead.  When we went looking for material we were going to use some blue jeans but as soon as she saw this she knew it was exactly what she wanted and had some black jeans to use.  We are both really pleased with how it turned out.

We would like to enter it into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers #56 ~ Recycle

Crafty Creations #144 Recycle, recycle, recycle

Fussy and Fancy #50 ~ Make a gift/anything but a card

OSAAT #89 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Mr Snowman

Yay! another Christmas card done, I've had a great weekend crafting!  Thats the way I like it, I'm sure there are plenty of other things I should have been doing but they will all still be there tomorrow! lol  This time I have used 'Primrose and the Snowman' which is available at Crafty Sentiments Designs coloured with my copics and some stardust and glitter added to the image and the leaves.  Papers again I'm not sure about and gold cs and the flower is from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Creative Inspirations #138 ~ Sketch

TFL

Sledging Fun

Another Christmas card made, daren't think about how many still to do! lol  I have used 2 wonderful images called 'Sledging' and 'Christmas Fun' and they are both available from Crafty Sentiments Designs coloured them with copics and a tiny bit of sakura stardust, matted them onto some gold pre embossed cs wrapped some ribbon round and added some buttons, the background snowflake paper I have had for a very long time and I'm not sure what make it is anymore, possibly Papermania.

I would like to enter this card into the following challeges:

Cupcake Crafts #168 ~ Twos company

Stamptacular Sundays #139 ~ Boy oh Boy

OSAAT #89 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Playing around

Ok I've been playing around with coke cans today!  Now I have already tried cutting them with my nesties and that was successful and then I used alcohol inks to colour the cut piece and I liked the effect so today I was wondering what else I could cut with them and quik cutz dies work too and after doing that I embossed the cuts outs and was pleased with the results (you'll have to stop by on Tuesday to see the results of that!) so I had another go at embossing and here is the end result.  A quick, simple and I think effective card, hope you like it.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers #56 ~ Recycle

Crafts and Me #61 ~ 'Simples'

TFL

Went a bit mad with the glitter (and not a lot else!)

Now don't get me wrong I do like a bit of bling every now and again so I tend to use my glitter in small amounts but this time the glitter just took hold!  The end result is a very sparkly card which was very difficult to photograph at its best!  The image is from a sheet of preprinted acetate that I bought at a craft show about a year ago (or it might have been 2!) along with lots of different colour glitters.  I framed the image by using a Nellies Multi Frame and then debossed the remainder got out my glue pen and went mad with glamour dust.  Hope you like it.

and also a closer look at all that glitter!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

ABC ~ D is for dazzle

Fab 'n' Funky ~ Baby Its Cold Outside

Totally Gorjuss #107 ~ Swirly Whirly

2 Sisters #66 ~ Let it sparkle

Just Us Girls #111 ~ Red Green & White

Thanks for stopping by. xx

A bright thank you

I just love this paper pack its by Raspberry Road Designs and is called 'Annies Room' it was a freebie a couple of years ago when I first started collecting digi scrapbook kits.  I love its versatility as it works for most things and most seasons.  I have frequently used it in the past for christmas cards and no doubt I will again this year!  But for now I have made a thank you card with it and an image that came free a while ago with the Creativity magazine and this is the first time I have inked it up.  I have added the image to the card on foam pads for some added dimension.  The beaded dragonfly and flowers are from my stash and I used some pink peeloff letters for the sentiment.  I think I like this even though it is quite busy for me! lol it is certainly bright!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #81

Stamptacular Sunday #138 ~ punch it, my leaves and triangles are punches and I've used my nesties for the circlesTuesday Throwdown #75 ~ Lots of circles ~ scalloped circle, plain circle and spots on the paper
Mad for Markers ~ Anything Goes ~ I have used copics W3,5,7 RV21, 23 Y08 & YG95

TFL

TGF Heart Journal ~ week 17 ~ Soul Food

Ok the theme this week for the TGF HeArt Journal is 'Soul Food' and the story behind this one is that when visiting my mum and dad earlier this year we had popped into a cafe for a quick cuppa and there on the counter was this piece of Gypsy Tart, (this is a traditional Kentish dish) now I havent had Gypsy Tart in years and I mean years so the next thing we were on the phone to my aunt who is the Gypsy Tart queen asking nay begging for a Gypsy Tart while we were there and she was very good and sure enough made a divine Gypsy Tart.  Basically it is pastry case filled with evaporated milk and muscavado sugar whisked together and then baked in the oven til set, it is delicious but very difficult to describe the taste apart from very sweet sort of butterscothy, toffee yummy need I say more?! lol not good for someone trying to lose weight as I have put on a couple of lbs just thinking about it! lol  Then we went on to Ria's choice well hers is a Choco Cheatza which is a concoction we came up with one evening while we were having a girlie night in infront of the tv and it consists of a square wrap base covered in choc spread, sprinkled with marshmallows and then put under a hot grill til the marshmallows start to melt and brown - very yummy and great fun and yes we have made them again and again!  I also had a very crazy notion while I was devising the page that I would use canvas and colour it using coffee - yes I did say coffee! lol well I didnt have paint in the right colour and thought the canvas would soak up too much ink! just finished it off with a couple of stamped sentiments using espresso ink (of course!) Had great fun with this one.

Thanks for joining us on our journal journey xx

Crafty Sentiments - Spotlight Technique

This week over at Crafty Sentiments Heather is our host and she has chosen a technique for the challenge and its 'Spotlight'.  Now this is the first time I have tried this technique, seen it done and thought 'thats effective must have a go' but thats as far as I ever got! lol  So no more dilly dallying!  For my card I have used a cute new digital image that is available now at Crafty Sentiments Designs and its called 'Snowman Globe'  for my coloured section I used copics and then added 3d crystal lacquer and a slight sprinkling of glamour dust.  I was hoping this would give the impression of a snowglobe when it has just been shaken and the glitter is floating about, I like what I acheived.  For the rest of my card the papers are MME and I added some gold ribbon and bows and stamped the sentiment in gold on a Crafty Cutters Vintage Label die cut also availbable at Crafty Sentiments Designs.

and a close up of the spotlight bit to show you the effect

Well thats what I made using this great technique, dont forget to check out what the rest of the amazing DT got up to this week and then come and join in our challenge, we look forward to stopping by to see what you create.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss #106 ~ Christmas Tradition

2 Sisters #65 ~ Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes #95 ~ Digital Image

Sketch and Stamp #74 Old stash is the papers and new stash is the new digi image.

TFL

Christmas card time is upon us!

Thought I'd better get cracking with my Christmas cards as I always seem to be doing them right up to the very last minute!  So for this card I have used the adorable digi stamp Herbie the Bear which is available over at Crafty Sentiments Designs  I have coloured him using copics and then a touch of sakura stardust for sparkle.  Have used corrugated kraft card, red cs and white cs which I also embossed with snowflakes, added some snowflake brads and some red flowers to which I added some stickles.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #80

OSAAT #87 ~ Use a digi

PaperTake Weekly ~ First Christmas  (christmas card or card for a first christmas)

Digital Tuesday #136 ~ Anything Goes

Crafty Creations #143 ~ Kraft/brown, white/cream + 1 other (mine is red)

Crafty Catz #108 ~ Use a digi image

TFL

Billy's going back to school

Ok so I know its not back to school time but I just adore this stamp of Billy carrying his books to school and couldn't resist using it and thought it worked really well with the glittery alphabet paper from the First Edition Paper pad 'Hideaway', the dotty paper is from the same pad.  Billy has been coloured with copics as has my peeloff sentiment which was then placed on a Crafty Cutters Vintage label die then just added a few brads and a border.  Both Billy and the Vintage label die are available at Crafty Sentiments Designs.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Our Creative Corner ~ Masculine card (no traditional colours) I felt the blue/green and splashes of orange weren't really trad.

Sketch Saturday # 180

Sweet Stampin' Challenge ~ Picture Inspiration

Crafts and Me #60 ~ Birthdays

TFL

TGF Heart Journal ~ week 16 ~ heart 2 heart

For this weeks theme over at TGF for the heART Journal it is Heart 2 Heart so they want to see lots of hearts and maybe also have a little herat 2 weart with yourself!  Well I'm not a great one for lots of journalling I never really think I've got anything interesting to say!  Anyway I knew that I wanted to shape my page this week so I called on Ria's skills as my heart shapes were not looking heart shaped! then for my extra hearts I added some playing cards which got me thinking a bit more and led to the small amount of journalling that I have acheived which I did in white gel pen.  I am actually pleased with the way it turned out.

Once again thanks for joining us on our journal journey. xx

Crafty Sentiments - New Baby

Tuesday means Crafty Sentiments Design challenge day and this week Axa is our host and her challenge is 'New Baby'  I took this opportunity to have a go at a telescopic card which I saw over at SCS and I have to say this was fun to make.  My papers are some digi ones I had stored on my pc but I'm not actually sure where they are from or who made them I have had them for so long and not used them before (I do know they were freebies!)  For my image I chose the adorable Luke and coloured him with copics I teamed him up with a sentiment from the Lucy and Tiddles set Both these sets are available at Crafty Sentiments Designs along with Lucy and Rattle. Then I added a button, brads, some ribbon and funky fibre.

Telescopic card closed

Telescopic card open

Well thats what I have done, go check out the amazing work that the rest of the DT have made, your wont be disappointed and then join us for the challenge we'd love to see your gorgeous creations.

Oh and don't forget the special promotion going on at Crafty Sentiments Designs for a limited time only when you buy a Crafty Cutters border die you get a free stamp.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz #107 ~ Anything Goes 

One Stop Craft Challenge #156 ~ 3's 3 scalloped circles, 3 plain circles

Allsorts #128 ~ Anything but a square

2 Sisters #64 ~ Ribbon

TFL

Orange & Black

Now I dont often use orange in my card making but Orange & Black was the colour combo thrown down for the challenge this fortnight over at Mad for Markers and as Halloween has passed I really had to stop and think about how I was going to get my orange in!  Well it happened in the form of Jade from TGF this has to be one of my all time favourite stamps, so that was the easy part I used W 7, 5, 3 1, C 7, 5 black, YR 68, R 00, 11.  Now to find orange papers so I hunted through my 6x6 papermania pads that I bought when I was starting out and found both papers so I stitched the panels to some paler orange cs which I also used for the Vintage Label die and the fancy hearts border, both by Crafty Cutters available at Crafty Sentiments Designs.  The sentiment stamp is also TGF then I added some punched leaves, flower, button and fastenator.

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts #91 ~ Stitch It

Friday Sketch Challenge #4

Quirky Crafts #23 ~ Attitude

TFL

Crafty Sentiments Designs Promotional offer

Ok I have some news for you!  Do you love border dies? Yes? and do you like snagging yourself a bargain too? Yes? well then take yourself over to Crafty Sentiments Designs because for a limited time only when you purchase a Crafty Cutters Border Die you get a FREE stamp  and yes I did say FREE so what are you waiting for?

TGF Heart Journal ~ week 15 ~ Stickers

When I saw the theme for this weeks heArt journal I thought it might be fun to make my own stickers as I had just come across some white glossy sticker paper that Ria had several years ago which came with a pc program for making your own stickers.  Well I didnt bother trying to find the program but made my stickers using TGF image, sizzix dies and a Marianne Creatable die, I coloured all my stickers using copics which was strange as it is glossy paper so didnt colour in quite the same way as I'm used to! Finished off by adding a couple of sparkly butterflies and some (very old) rubbon texts.  It was a fun page to do.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

PaperTake Weekly ~ Anything Goes (+ bling ~ my butterflies)

Thanks for joining us on our journal journey, we hope you are enjoying the ride. xx

Crafty Sentiments ~ More than 1 fold (but no easel cards!)

Well here we are its Tuesday, did you enjoy the Crafty Sentiments Designs Birthday  hop?  We all did.  We loved coming round to see all your wonderful no DP cards too, wow what a talented lot you all are.  So onto this weeks challenge over at Crafty Sentiments challenge blog and its Doras turn to host and she has chosen 'More than 1 fold' but with a twist - NO easel cards!  Mmm had to put my thinking cap on for this one then I received the weekly 'inklings' from Split Coast Stampers and they had a great tutorial for a side spring card so thats what I went with!  Actually I found it easier than I first thought it was going to be and will definately be using it again.

I have used the cute stamp 'Taking a Nap' which is available at Crafty Sentiments Designs coloured with copics and some little green gems added to the chair.  My papers are Bo Bunny and MME I have kept the card CAS as I felt it really didnt need anything else in order to get the effect of the folds and to show off the cute image. 

Now one more thing before you leave here I just need to let you know that Suzette has got a wonderful offer going on over at the store  Buy any pack of Promarkers and get 5 ultra fine nibs free!  how good is that!

Ok so now its over to you, check out the rest of the DTs amazing work and then join in the fun, we are waiting to come visit you. xx

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Our Creative Corner ~ Fancy Folds

One Stop Craft Challenge #155 ~ No Sentiment

OSAAT #86 ~ Christmas

Thanks for stopping by. xx

Yay! Blog hop day is here!

Yep here we are Sunday 30 October and Crafty Sentiments Design is now 2 years old and for the past 4 days we have been previewing the new stamps that are available from today. 

Today we are showing you another new stamp this one is 'Annabel ~ Hitting The Books' and is just adorable (actually the steps are a separate stamp but they are perfect together!)  Now you should have got here from Suzette main blog which is the starting point of our hop.  Now dont forget to be in with a chance of winning 2 of these wonderful new stamps you have to leave some love at all the DT blogs and then pop back to Suzettes blog and make sure you have remembered to put the banner in the side bar on your own blog.

Right so for my card I have used coredinations cs and papermania paper, my image is coloured with copics and I have added glossy accents to Annabels glasses.  The sentiment is a freebie stamp from a magazine and I have stamped it onto the Crafty Cutters Vintage Label diecut and my flower is actually made from the Crafty Cutters Fancy Hearts border (both of these dies are available at Crafty Sentiments Design ) diecut which I have then concertinered just so that you can see how versatile these border dies are.  Then mounted it onto some more of the cs and added a button and some wire.

Ok so the next stop on your hop is  Shell and should you happen to get lost along the way pop back to Suzettes blog she has the full list for you.  Happy Hopping.

I would also like to enter my card into the following challenge:

Sweet Stampin' ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop. xx

Birthday Previews Day 4 ~ Billy Presents

Whoo hoo day 4 of the Crafty Sentiments Design Birthday previews and today is the turn of  'Billy ~ Presents'  I hope your enjoying all our fun previews and are looking forward to the hop on Sunday.Well today is the turn of Billy and this time he has some presents.  I have used copics for colouring and some ink for the background of the stamped image.  I used the out of the box technique for cutting the image out using a Go Create die, then used the next size up for the mat and embossed it with stars.  My colour choices were decided because I really wanted to use the bright stripy paper and now its finished I'm glad I did.  The sentiment is stamped on to blue cs cut using the Crafty Cutters Vintage Label die available at Crafty Sentiments Designs, I love that die! then I just embellished really simply with card candi (coloured the blue with copics to match)

Don't forget to stop by the other DT members who are showcasing 'Billy ~ Presents' today, they are: Suzette, Jan, Bunny, Heather  and dont forget tomorrow is our Birthday Hop and you wont want to miss that!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

OSAAT #85 ~ Emboss it

Crafts and Me #58 ~ Use Blue

Thanks for stopping by. xx

Birthday Previews Day 3 ~ Annabel Yummy Treat

Whoo hoo day 3 of the Crafty Sentiments Design Birthday previews and today is the turn of  'Annabel Yummy Treat'  I hope your enjoying all our fun previews and are looking forward to the hop on Sunday.

Todays card uses the beautiful 'Annabel Yummy Treat' and 'cake' coloured using copics and a bit of sparkle added with sakura stardust, my papers are DCVW glitter stack, I have also used a Crafty Cutters Vintage lable die and 2 sentiments from the recent digital sentiment set 'Birthday Set' both available at Crafty Sentiments Designs, the ribbon was cream but I coloured it with my copics as I just didnt have the right piece in my ribbon box (even after finding loads the other day when I was sorting out! how typical is that! lol) then I added some card candi and a little present charm.

Don't forget to stop by the other DT members who are showcasing 'Annabel Yummy Treat' today they are: Suzette, Jan, Hazel, Jo

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Challenge up Your Life #55 ~ Colour challenge

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays ~ Bon Appetit

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #78

Birthday Previews Day 2 ~ Billy Back to School

Here we are at day 2 of Crafty Sentiments Design Birthday previews, did you enjoy the wonderful samples from the DT yesterday? Gorgeous weren't they.  Well today we are previewing 'Billy Back to School'.  And don't forget you can also preorder the wonderful border dies, there is a choice of 2.

 For my card I coloured Billy using my copics, the blue cs is actually shiny and came in a 6x6 scrapbook kit which I actually only wanted for the album but the cs has been in the drawer for ages and it fitted this card just right, the patterned piece is DCWV glitter stack and to that I have added some orange organza ribbon and star tag some wire, a couple of brads and some buttons that I have had hanging around for ages.  These images really are fab to work with.

Don't forget to stop by the other DT members who are showcasing Billy Back to School today they are:   Suzette, Jan, Bunny, Axa.

Dont forget to come back again tomorrow for the next preview.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Mad for Markers ~ Sketch Challenge

Totally Papercrafts #89 ~ Layer upon Layer

Thanks for stopping by.xx

Birthday Previews Day 1

Welcome to day 1 of the birthday release previews of stamps that will be available at Crafty Sentiments Designs on Sunday 30 October when Crafty Sentiments turns 2.  Now not only are there these wonderful stamps but if you head over to the store you will see there are 2 beautiful border dies that you can preorder, Fancy hearts and Fancy Floral, absolutely gorgeous and a great price too at only £9 each.

Well we are starting with a stunner of an image, this is 'Annabel Happy Days' and I think she is just adorable and when I saw her sat on her swing I really wanted to put her into an aperture so that she is 'swinging'  The roses that were in my stash are where I got my colour inspiration from and really felt that the card did not require anything else.  Annabel is coloured with copics and a tiny amount of sakura stardust.  I really like how this turned out.

Please stop by the other DT memebers who are previewing today, they are: Suzette, Shell, Jan, Dora, Hazel, Jo 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:

Our Creative Corner ~ Faces, I just love the expression on Annabels face in this image.

Dont forget to pop back tomorrow for some more previews and then join us for our Birthday Hop on Sunday.  TFL

Crafty Sentiments ~ No Designer Paper

Well I hope you are sitting comfortably as this will be quite a long post as I have some exciting news for you.  Crafty Sentiments Designs is turning 2 on 30th October and to celebrate there is going to be a party! There is a new release of stamps and there are 7 awesome new stamps available and members of the DT will be showcasing these stamps over the next 5 days starting tomorrow and then on Sunday (release/Birthday day) there will be a blog hop and a chance to win!  Win what I hear you shout!  Well for those that take part in the blog hop and leave some love at all the DT posts showcasing on Sunday and post the banner on their own blogs will be in for the chance to win 2 stamps but that isnt just 1 winner, random.org will be picking 2 winners yes thats right 2 winners on the 1st November.  How awesome is that?  So do come along and join the fun, remember you have to be in it to win it!  The blog hop starts off at Suzettes blog.

Right and now onto this weeks challenge which I am hosting and I have chosen the theme of No Designer Papers.  Now this used to be a theme that terrified me, now I actually quite enjoy it!  For my card I have embossed a piece of white card using a fiskars texture plate called 'whimsy' which I then inked round the edges.  I used the digital image of 'Sally' available at Crafty Sentiments Designs and coloured her with my copics and just a touch of sakura stardust then cut her out using a Nellie's Multi Frame and while the image was still in the die I did some light sponging, the flowers and charm are all from my stash. 

Well thats what I did, pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Challenge blog and see what the rest of the DT have been up to, you wont be disappointed and I hope you will join us for the challenge, we love coming to see what you have been up to and dont forget to pop back tomorrow when we start our 5 days of previews.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz #104 ~ Happy Birthday

Crafts 4 Eternity #42 ~ At least one metal embellishment

One Stop Craft Challenge #154 ~ No Designer Paper

Thanks for stopping by. xx

TGF Heart Journal ~ week 14 ~ Two Toned or Tonal

Gosh I cant believe its been so long since I actually posted!  Well there is a reason (couple actually!) firstly I have had dodgy internet and wireless goings on or not going on to be more precise and after lots of long phone calls we seem to have it sorted for the time being so keep your fingers crossed for me!  Secondly did you see the banner at the top of the page? NO! why not its pretty big!  Well FYI Crafty Sentiments Designs will be 2 on 30 October and to celebrate there will be a release of new stamps and we are having 5 days of previews from 26 - 30 October culminating in a Birthday Blog Hop on Sunday, we are all so excited and I have been busy making cards for the previews as I am going to be at work Tues-Fri so wanted to get uber organsied (especially for me!)  So that is why I havent been around.

Now talking of being uber organised I have even managed to complete my HeART Journal page with time to spare!  Actually I say I but this week Ria has been able to get involved too as she is on half term so not totally bogged down with homework!  The theme this week is Two Toned or Tonal and as soon as I saw the theme it was screaming SKA at me.  I love Ska music (amongst others) and when I was a bit younger was really into the music and was even a bit of a Mod (2nd time around I might add! lol)  Now I didnt really do the little skirts (never quite skinny enough) but did do ski pants and black cardigans which we all used to button up then stitch them so as not to come undone and wear them back to front so the 'V' and buttons went down the back.  Used to think it look uber cool! lol Anyway our journal page this week is a bit of an homage to the music of my youth.  Ria very patiently did the paper weaving and then trawled the internet for the selection of images.  Really like how this page turned out and how it revived old memories.

Well thanks for stopping by and joining us on our journal journey. xx

TGF Heart Journal ~ week 13 ~ Lucky Number

Well I struggled this week with the 'Lucky Number' theme for the heArt Journal, dont really think of lucky numbers as such so in the end I went for a snapshot of the numbers that are relevant at this particular moment in time.  The background paper is from a digi kit by SWEET Blossom Designs and its called 'numb3rs' then I have hand written the rest with the addition of a couple of stickers and the scrabble tiles.

Thanks for joining us on on our journal journey. xx

Now I'm off to buy some crickets for the dragons and back for more sorting!