A little inspiration

Over at Simply B Stamps the other day Betty very generously made available for a very limited time a fantastic image of Martin Luther King.  I couldn't resist then I started trawling the internet for some inspiration and came across lots of  black and white pictures and TV clips so I decided to make my project black and white.  This is a wall hanging and the background is an old newspaper print paper from Raspberry Road Designs to it I have added the image coloured with Chameleon pens and then inked around the edge, added 3 little black gems and them some black cs die cuts and I found an old fabric flower that I inked with some grey ink and attached the  flower to the hanging with a grey brad.

I would like to enter this wall hanging into the following challenges:
Inspiration Destination #120 ~ ATG
Crafty Creations #333 ~ ATG
Brown Sugar #234 ~ ATG
Creative Fingers #123 ~ ATG
Sweet Stampin' ~ Dies and Punches
Crafting From The Heart #144 ~ ATG
Crazy Challenge #240 ~ Black is Back
Thanks for stopping by x

A little romance

The other day over at Faery Ink there was a special One Day Fae freebie of the delightful image called Doodlebug Valentine Lolliop, I couldn't resist!  So I have made this card with her and I have used my chameleon pens and had a go at colouring pleats, need a lot more practice but it was fun trying!  Paper is from a pad from The Range teamed up with red cs, die a little heart banner and the flower is a Sheena Douglass die 'Floral Burst' which came with the new edition of Crafters Inspiration.  The button is made with my epiphany punch (don't use it enough!) and finished off with a stamped sentiment.

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

Crafting From The Heart #143 ~ ATG

Inspiration Destination #120 ~ ATG

Crafty Gals Corner #106 ~ Add a heart

Brown Sugar #234 ~ ATG

Creative Fingers #123 ~ ATG

Sweet Stampin' ~ Dies and Punches

Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Catz Challenge #354 ~ Anything Goes

Good morning and it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and the theme this week is 'Anything Goes' and it's my turn to choose a twist and the twist this week is 'Monochrome'.  We have a fabulous sponsor this week

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS

Prize is 3 digital images 

For my card I have used a fab image from our sponsor called 'Fashion Party', such a hip chick wouldn't you say! Coloured her up using Chameleons, a little bit of sparkle on her glasses then 3d gloss added to glasses, belt, bracelet and boots, the sentiment is also from Crafty Sentiments.  The papers are from Bearly Mine Designs matted with some black cs, finished off with some black ribbon, punched flowers and liquid pearls.

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

Crazy Challenge #240 ~ Black is back

Crafting From The Heart #143 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky #334 ~ Must use ribbon

Inspiration Destination #120 ~ ATG

Creative Inspirations #266 ~ Fabulous flowers

Thanks for stopping by x

Just for you

Just thought I'd share this card with you, I'm not totally sure about it! lol  I wanted to go with a WoW theme and was looking through my embossing folders and saw the one with all the keys on it so my mind went 'umm steampunk'  and that's how this grew!  rounded the corners of the base layer then cut the circle piece on the Cricut which was then embossed with gears.  The four diamonds were also cut on the Cricut then I stamped them with and old stamp finished off with an embossed sentiment.

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

Feeling Sketchy #161

Sweet Stampin' ~ WoW

Incy Wincy Designs ~ For the men in your life

Crafting From The Heart #143 ~ ATG

Inspiration Destination #120 ~ ATG

Crafty Creations #333 ~ ATG

Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #180 ~ New Beginnings

Today I can share some good news with you, I have been accepted as a new DT member over at Crafty Cardmakers  and this is our first challenge of the year and it's my turn to host and the theme of the challenge is:

New Beginnings.

We want to see your creations related to new beginnings, that might be the arrival of a baby, a new relationship, marriage, engagement, a new year's resolution even!  Anything you care to enter is fine, a card, scrap layout, mixed media piece, some home decor, as long as it meets the New Beginnings theme.

So here I am as a New DT member and my first card is a New Baby centre step card.  Papers are from my stash, sorry don't have the makers details anymore (they are quite old!) teamed up with 2 shades of blue cs and plenty of Cricut cuts and liquid pearls.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner #105 ~ Use patterned paper
Craft Rocket #30 ~ Something New
Brown Sugar #233 ~ ATG
Do-Al(l) Creative #1 ~ Something New
Thanks for stopping by x

Cowgirl

The beautiful cowgirl image I have used for my card today is from The East Wind and is called 'Cowgirl Portrait' and I had printed her off quite some time ago and I had coloured her face before I had the operation on my hand and just happened across her again so got busy with my chameleons and finished her off.  Used some great wood effect paper from Bearly Mine Designs which I teamed up with some Kraft cs.  The fringed ribbon I bought a little while ago and thought it would be perfect for this image then I had a good root around in some of my older stash, I was looking for some cowboy boots die cuts that I thought I had but apparently not anymore! lol Instead I found the metal label and the red star gems and I finished off with a red brad and peel off sentiment.

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

Crazy Challenge #239 ~ 3 of a kind ~ 3 star gems

Crafting From The Heart #142 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ ATG

Crafty Gals Corner #105 ~ use patterned paper

The Paper Shelter #276 ~ use some ribbon and/or lace

Creative Fingers #122 ~ ATG

Brown Sugar #233 ~ ATG

Crafty Catz Challenge #353 ~ Anything Goes

Good morning all, wow Friday comes around so quick these days! shan't be long before I'm back to work :( but that's not why I'm here is it! It's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and its 'Anything Goes' and this week our fabulous Christine has charged the DT with the twist of  'Butterflies' and we'd love it if you joined us for the twist but it isn't necessary.  We have a wonderful sponsor this week.

Sami Stamps

PRIZE

Sami Stamps will provide a 12$ gift VOUCHER to the shop at www.samistamp.blogspot.com (that's equal to 3 images of choice) to the winner. 

For my card I have used the beautiful image 'Wild Flower Beauty' and coloured with Chameleon pens, the papers are all from First Edition 'Daydream' the base layer has been embossed with butterflies and I have die cut a butterfly spray from the papers and also stamped the sentiment directly to some of the papers too.  I distressed all the edges and finished off with some Card Candi.

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

Crazy Challenge #239 ~ 3 of a kind ~ 3 card candi, 3 patterned papers

Crafting From The Heart #142 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ ATG

Thanks for stopping by x

Warm Wishes

Bought the January New Release set over at The East Wind and just had to get making.  So here is my first card using the set and the image is called 'Lucy Loo Winter Birch Forest' I really wanted to keep this nice and simple and let the image speak for itself so I found a great background paper from Raspberry Road Designs, coloured Lucy Loo using my Chameleons (I think it takes me a bit longer to colour but I am enjoying the results oh and the time spent colouring! lol) I then cut a frame using the Cricut, stamped the sentiment then embossed the frame with some clouds which I inked slightly with some white ink.  Finished off with a little cloud outline die cut. 

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

Inspiration Destination #119 ~ ATG

Crafty Gals Corner #104 ~ Use something new ~ pens and image

Crafty Creations #332 ~ ATG

Little Red Wagon #375 ~ Something new

Craft Rocket #30 ~ Something new
Brown Sugar #232 ~ ATG
Creative Fingers #122 ~ ATG
Cut It Up #112 ~ Out with the old, in with the new ~ old digi paper and cloud die, new image and pens.
Sweet Stampin' ~ Something new
Thanks for stopping by x

Simply B Progressive Challenge

Thought I'd share a card here that I made to take part in the Simply B Stamps Progressive Challenge over on the Simply B Stamps fan page on Facebook.  The fabulous image is called 'Coffee Emo' and the challenge accompanying the image was to use brown, beige, black and hot pink.  I have coloured her using Chameleon pens (a wonderful Christmas present) then I inked round the edge, can't remember whose the paper is I've had it for a long while, teamed it up with some black and pink cs, the sentiment comes with the image.  Used my Cropodile for the first time in a long time to put the eyelets in and make the holes for the little skull brads and finally finished off with a pink and a black gem and some funky black fibres.

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

Crafty Sentiments ~ Something New ~ new pens, new image

Inspiration Destination #119 ~ ATG

Crafty Gals Corner #104 ~ Use something new

Little Red Wagon #375 ~ Something New

Craft Rocket #30 ~ Something new

Brown Sugar #232 ~ ATG

Creative Fingers #122 ~ ATG

Cut It Up #112 ~ Out with the old, in with the new ~ papers are very old, image and pens are new and the little banners are die cut.

Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Catz Challenge #352 ~ Anything Goes

Good morning and a Happy New Year to one and all.  I hope you all had a lovely festive break and are all set to enjoy the coming year.  I'm due back at work later this month (24th) so I am going to try and make the most of the time I have left with crafting and a bit of home decorating too.  So with out further waffle lets get down to business.  Today is the first challenge of the year over at Crafty Catz and the theme is 'Anything Goes' and it is the turn of our wonderful boss lady Carol to set the DT a twist and she very kindly gave us a nice easy one to start the year with 'add ribbon', don't forget you don't have to add the twist but we'd love it if you did join us.  Our fabulous sponsor this week is

CRAFTY RIBBONS

prize

So while I was wondering round looking for last minute gifts I saw this diary in Poundland and thought it was ideal for me to give it my personal touch.  It's A6 in size and now I wish I'd got a few more and done them as gifts! lol  

I started off with the sentiment stamp which is from a set called SteamPunk Dreams by Sam Poole from Creative Expression, the cogs, flying bugs and dressmakers form are also part of the set, the other stamps are from various different companies that I've bought over the years.  All stamped images have been heat embossed with, sea foam, antique gold, bronze or black embossing powders.

Front 

Back 

I then added various funky fibres, and bits of ribbon to the spine and finished off with a few little charms.  I don't think it will get mixed up with anyone elses diary! lol.  I love how it turned out.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Allsorts #396 ~ Something New ~ my new diary

Not Just Cards #39 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ Something New

Inspiration Destination #119 ~ ATG

Crafty Creations #332 ~ ATG

Little Red Wagon #375 ~ Something New

Crafty Girls Creations #32 ~ ATG

Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Catz Challenge #351 ~ Anything Goes

Good afternoon, I'm sorry I'm running a little late today but this week is the last challenge of the year for the Crafty Catz, the DT are taking a well earned break to spend time with their loved ones over the festive period and we all wish you a wonderful festive break.  So back to our challenge this week which is everyone's favourite 'Anything Goes' and this week it is the turn of our fabulous leader Carol to choose the twist for the DT to do and she has chosen the twist of 'Funny' - time for a laugh.  Our sponsor this week is the wonderful and generous

BUGABOO

prize...7 images of winners choice

For my card I have used a wonderful Stella ~ Eat More Cake image from our sponsor, coloured with copics and SN then added Sparkle and 3d glaze.  I heat and dry embossed a piece of Kraft cs for the background (not done that in a long while) Die cut some cakes, added some cupcake ribbon and finished off with a sentiment that comes with the image.

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

Craft Your Passion #342 ~ ATG

Crafting From The Heart #140 ~ ATG

Tuesday Throwdown #323 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ ATG

Inspiration Destination #116 ~ ATG

Crafty Gals Corner #101 ~ ATG

The Paper Shelter ~ 6th Birthday Hop

Crafty Girls Creations #30 ~ ATG

Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Catz Challenge #350 ~ Christmas Card Non Traditional Colours

Good morning it's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this time it's the turn of our wonderful Dianne to set the theme and she has chosen 'A Christmas Card with Non Traditional Colours' and we have a fabulous sponsor this week too ..

LACY SUNSHINE 

PRIZE...3 IMAGES FROM SHOP

Our sponsor very generously gave us some images to play along with and I have used the sweet 'Lucy Boos Christmas' coloured with copics, SN and Sparkles.  The papers are all from Bearly Mine Designs and I teamed them up with some silver mirricard.  The silver star and little pink snowflakes are dies from the Crafters Inspiration magazine issue 12.

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

Open Minded Crafting Fun #11 ~ Christmas/Hanukkah

Come & Get It ~ Christmas

Craft Your Passion #341 ~ ATG

Crafty Boots ~ Christmas

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Christmas Tic Tac Toe ~ Star, word 'Christmas', Sparkle

Crafting From The Heart #139 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ ATG

Inspiration Destination #115 ~ ATG

Crafty Gals Corner #100 ~ ATG

Creative Inspirations #263 ~ Christmas Creations

Thanks for stopping by x

Long Time No Play

Ok I seem to be struggling some what with my mojo. You'd think after not properly crafting for 2 months, following my thumb op, I'd be steaming ahead with ideas a plenty, but no such luck! lol  Anyway I really wanted to play along at The East Wind and the newsletter came for this month along with a cute Christmas kitty so I thought what better opportunity!  So I have spent a long time pushing bits of paper around my desk and moving die cuts here there and everywhere but it just wasn't happening and in the end I managed to make a simple little card but at least i managed something and I can play along with their challenge which is 'Meowy Christmas'  Hope I find my mojo soon!

Paper is from Raspberry Road Designs, cs is from my stash, image is coloured with copics, SN and Sparkles, added 3d glaze to the lights and glamour dust to the top of the stocking.  The embossed border is using a new folder that came with the Crafters Inspiration magazine issue 12.  Die cut holly leaves, gem berries and finished off with a peel off sentiment!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
The East Wind #68 ~ Meowy Christmas
Die Cuttin' Divas #294 ~ Make it sparkle
Inspiration Destination #114 ~ ATG
Crafty Gals Corner #100 ~ ATG
Fab 'n' Funky #329 ~ Christmas
The Paper Shelter #275 ~ A Christmas card
Creative Inspirations #263 ~ A Christmas creation
Crafty Creations #329 ~ Christmas
Aloha Friday #86 ~ Christmas
Brown Sugar #227 ~ ATG
Creative Fingers #121 ~ ATG
Come & Get It ~ Christmas
Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Catz Challenge #349 ~ Anything Goes

Wow it's Friday again, that's come around quick hasn't it?  So that means time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and the theme this week is 'Anything Goes' and  our host this week is our fabulous Caz who challenged the DT with an added twist of 'an easel card', you should just see what these ladies have made, such an awesome and talented team. This week we are sponsored by the wonderful 

MELON HEADZ

blog..http://melonheadzillustrating.blogspot.co.uk/

PRIZE ....1 BUNDLE OF CHOICE FROM ETSY SHOP

For my easel card I have used a fantastic Gus image and sentiment from Bugaboo Stamps, I do love a good Gus image and thought he would be perfect for a card for my OH who celebrated turning 50 on Sunday.  I have coloured the image using copics and SNs and some 3d gloss for his glasses, paper is First Edition Neroli and I have used scrap of cs for the matting, sentiment and balloon. The balloon is a die cut and the speech bubble is cut on the Cricut.  Kept it fairly simple as OH don't too fancy! lol

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Stampin' ~ Got the blues
Craft Your Passion #340 ~ ATG
Crafting From The Heart #138 ~ ATG
Inspiration Destination #114 ~ ATG
Crafty Gals Corners #100 ~ ATG
Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Catz Challenge #348 ~ Anything Goes

Good morning, how are you all?  Well we've had a week of it weather wise, the start of the week saw rain and lots of it which lead to localised flooding but thankfully we avoided that part and now we have strong winds and its bloomin' cold!  So all the more reason to stay inside and craft!  Well this week I have finally been able to get into the craft room and do some proper crafting.  I took it easy so as not to over reach with my thumb and I managed to complete my project for Crafty Catz this week. So without further ado lets talk about this week's challenge over at Crafty Catz, it's everyones' favourite 'Anything Goes' and this week our fabulous Janette gave the DT the twist of 'a Christmas tag'  Now remember the twist is for the DT but you are more than welcome to join in with the twist if you want to.  We have a great sponsor too

POLKA DOODLES

So I made a Christmas tag using a wonderful image generously given to us by our sponsor.  This little cutie is called 'Toots Santa' he is coloured with copics and spectrums and I added lots of glamour dust to all the fluffy bits for that Christmas sparkle.  Die cut to trees from Kraft then embossed them and rubbed them over with white ink.  The background paper is from Bearly Mine Designs and the paper used for the bows is from Raspberry Road Designs.  Bows are cut using a TH die and I layered up the large and small ones and finished them off with a little snowflake.  The final touch was the sentiment which is a little wooden one that I have heat embossed with white sea foam powder.

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

Allsorts #390 ~ O Christmas Tree

Crazy Challenge #236 ~ Getting Ready For Christmas

Craft Your Passion #339 ~ ATG

Crafty Boots ~ See the wood for the trees

Crafting From The Heart #137 ~ ATG

Crafty Cardmakers #177 ~ Embossing heat or dry

Not Just Cards #38 ~ ATG

Die Cuttin' Divas #293 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ ATG

Inspiration Destination #113 ~ ATG

Fab 'n' Funky #328 ~ Things With Wings

Crafty Creations #329 ~ Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. challenges #391 ~ Not a card

Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Catz Challenge #347 ~ Anything Goes

Good morning, welcome to another Friday which means it's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this time the challenge is 'Anything Goes' and  our wonderful Aunty Sue has challenged the DT with a twist which is to use RED.  Remember you don't have to add the twist but you are more than welcome to add the twist if you want to.  We are sponsored this week by the fabulous 

RICK ST DENNIS 

Stores

www.zibbet.com/rick1949

www.etsy.com/shop/rickstdennis

PRIZE......3 IMAGES OF WINNERS CHOICE

A couple of weeks ago my project was a digital one that I plan to print out and put on a tile and varnish to make it into a teapot/hot plate stand.  That one was wintery so I decided this week I'd make a Christmas one (I think a few more may be on the way for all the seasons!)  Again the paper is from Bearly Mine Designs (all the hard work layering having already been done!) and I added the text and bevelled it in PSE5.  I love the poem and thought it fitted well here.

I would like to enter this into the following challengs:

Open Minded Crafting Fun #11 ~ Christmas/Hanukkah

Craft Your Passion #338 ~ ATG

Crafting From The Heart #135 ~ ATG

Not Just Cards #38 

Inspiration Destination #112 ~ ATG

Crafty Gals Corner #98 ~ Any Holiday

Crafty Girls Corner #30 ~ ATG

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #390 ~ Christmas

Thanks for stopping by x

Crafty Catz Challenge #346 ~ Anything Goes

Good morning, well its bright and sunny here is Dorset but it's pretty darn cold too!  So I'm staying indoors in the warm.  Anyway it's Friday so time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week it is the turn of our fabulous Nick to choose the theme and it's a straight forward 'Anything Goes' challenge and we have a wonderful sponsor

FABRIKA FANTASY

BIO........We are a small creative team writing and illustrating fantasy adventure and children's books. We love to draw fun and amusing characters, and are happy to offer them to you as digital stamps. We hope you like these digital images and they help make your creations bright, interesting and memorable!

PRIZE.....3 DIGI IMAGES 

Our sponsors were very generous and gave the DT some fabulous images to work with.  For my card this time I have again worked it all digitally in PSE5 and will print it out and mount it on a card when I am back in my craft room.  I have used a pre-coloured image from our sponsor called 'Winter Games 02'.  Issue 12 of Crafters Inspiration arrived just in time for this as I used a paper and floral frame from the 'Happy Holidays' kit and then teamed that up with the Christmas tree element from 'Deck The Halls' all on the cd I finished off with a digi stamp sentiment also from the cd to which I added some bevelled edges.  Once printed I will no doubt add a touch of glitter here and there for some extra sparkle.

Don't forget to pop over to Crafty Catz and see the awesome projects from the DT ladies, they have as usual worked their magic.

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

Open Minded Crafting Fun #11 ~ Christmas/Hanukkah

Craft Your Passion #337 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ Winter

Inspiration Destination #111 ~ ATG

The Paper Shelter #272 ~ Christmas is coming

Creative Inspirations #261 ~ ATG

Cardz 4 Galz #35 ~ A Contemporary Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #389 ~ Winter

Brown Sugar #224 ~ ATG

Creative Fingers #120 ~ ATG

Crafty Catz Challenge #345 ~ Anything Goes

Good morning all, it's Friday which means it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week the theme is 'Anything Goes' and our wonderful Cindy has give the DT the twist of adding a snowflake.  Now remember the added twist is for the DT but you are more than welcome to play along with us and add the twist if you want to.  Our fabulous sponsor this week is 

A DAY FOR DAISIES

PRIZE......ADFD WILL PROVIDE 3$ GIFT VOUCHER

this is equal to 3 images of winners choice

This week I have gone with a very simple project that I did in Photoshop Elements (I'm still not able to get in the craftroom and do stuff yet and I'm really missing it) I have used a gorgeous paper from Bearly Mine Designs, I love how it is already all layered up and 'embellished' so all I have added is the quote which I found on Pintrest and I added a slight bevel to it.  Once my hand is fighting fit I intend to print this out and put it onto a ceramic tile leftover from when our bathroom was decorated and then varnish it and put some little felt on it so it can be used as a teapot/hot plate stand.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion #336 ~ ATG

Crafting From The Heart #134 ~ ATG

Not Just Cards #37 ~ ATG

Crafty Sentiments ~ ATG

Inspiration Destination #110 ~ ATG

Crafty Gals Corner #96 ~ Anything but a card

Crafty Girls Creations #29 ~ ATG

Thanks for stopping by x