Anything Goes with the Divas

Welcome to a brand new challenge with the Divas By Design and this week it's everyone's favourite 'Anything Goes' and this week sponsoring us,we have

  

I have used the fabulous Stella from Bugaboo and this is the last of the cards for my aunt.  Coloured with spectrum pens and pencils, papers are from a very old digi kit by Stacey's Scraps. Sentiment is cut on the Cricut as are the layers of the flower which have then been inked before putting together with a brad.

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

Love to Create #126 ~ Summer Lovin'

Crazy Challenge #176 ~ Die cuts and punches

TFL

Anything Goes with Crafty Sentiments

Good Morning and it's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments, this week its 'Anything Goes'.

I took an empty coffee tin and altered it for my project.  

I cut an opening in the lid, covered the tin in some digital paper, added some cs flourishes and butterflies and a few gems, the image I used is Rainy Days and she is available at the Crafty Sentiments store.  She is coloured with copics and spectrums.  The sentiment is computer generated and cut using a Crafty Cutter label die from Crafty Sentiments.  The 'money box' is finished off with some ribbon and a bow.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss #245 ~ Butterflies

Crafty Catz #241 ~ Anything Goes

Good Morning, I'm back from a fabulous week visiting with my Mum & Dad and we certainly shopped till we dropped and filled our suitcases and I even managed to squeeze in 3 packs of Spectrum Noir pencils so I now have the complete set (Thanks very much Mum x) 

Anyway as it's Friday that means it's time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week our wonderful Leader Carol has given us the theme of  'Anything Goes' and we have not 1, not 2 but 3 fantastic sponsors for you too.

CREATIVE CLASSROOM

DIGI STAMPS 4 JOY

Marianne Designs

WOW! how lucky are you, I wish I could take part!  Anyway onto my project, I made a simple exploding box as a 50th birthday card for my BIL I used Kraft cs and PM Portobello Rd papers and a fabulous Gus image and sentiment.

All four sides are decorated with sentiments and starburst on the outside and the inside with the image of gus sitting proud in the middle.  He was very pleased with it as he hadn't seen anything like it before so that was a bonus! Don't forget to check out what the rest of my teamies have been up to, fabulous work as always and very inspirational.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
The Crazy Challenge #176 ~ Die cuts and punches
Digi Makeover #150 Die cuts and punches
Paper Shelter ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Creations #268 ~ Just for fun
TFL

New Release Day 2 at Crafty Sentiments

Wow did you see the amazing projects by the DT yesterday introducing you to the new stamps over on the Crafty Sentiments Inspirational Blog.  Weren't they fabulous and the stamps will be available to buy tomorrow at the Crafty Sentiments Store.  So today the DT are showing you some more fabulous projects they have made to showcase these gorgeous new stamps. 

I have used 'My Gift' and I have made a Christmas Countdown wall hanging.  I used a piece of mountboard and covered it with a piece of digi paper from Bearly Mine Designs and before printing it I added a countdown calendar which I got free online but I can't remember where from (sorry).  The tree and lampost are cut on the Cricut.  I coloured 'My Gift' with spectrum pens & pencils and then I added glamour dust to the fluffy and snowy bits.  I used a simple gummed poster hanging on the back, now I just need to find a little girl who can make use of this in December!

Be sure to check out the other fabulous makes by the DT over on the Inspiration blog,you won't be disappointed.  

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

Fussy and Fancy Challenges #118 ~ For the girls

TFL

Divas By Design ~ Christmas in July

Whoo hoo, We're on the train to Mums (at least we are if you read this between 10:19am and  2:18pm Wednesday! lol) so I am certainly on my holidays :-) but that doesn't stop it being time for another challenge over at Divas By Design and this week we are celebrating 'Christmas in July' and the DT have made some gorgeous creations to inspire you so be sure to check them out.

I have used a Delicious Doodles image that I love, 'Snowy Postbox' and I thought I'd be a little bit different with my background this time and went for red mirricard which I embossed with a fiskars texture plate, the white doily is a diecut using a Crafty Cutters die from Crafty Sentiments then I added some more red mirricard circles this time embossed with a Cuttlebug snowy scene folder.  Then I added colour just to the postbox using spectrum pencils and finished off with some red peeloff corners and snowflake eyelets.  Now this is a card that sometimes I like and other times I'm really not sure about it!  That'll teach me for trying to be different lol

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

Delicious Doodles #95 ~ Anything Goes using a DD image

Friday Sketch #73

Sweet Stampin' ~ Christmas in July

Quirky Crafts #14 ~ Christmas in July with die cuts (and/or punches)

TFL

Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in July

Good morning only 1 more day and then Ria and I are off on the train to visit my Mum & Dad in Kent for a week!  We are so looking forward to it! Ah but I digress the reason for being here today is to tell you all about this weeks challenge over at Crafty Sentiments.  This week we are celebrating 'Christmas in July' and as it's Christmas we have 3 winners all of who will win ...

Also for this challenge, We shall be giving away a freebie to use for this weeks challenge.  Please email

lulubell.c@gmail.com

but please if you request do join in our challenge!!

**please note requests for the digi closes 5.oopm BST 19th July*

For my card I have used Snowman and Friends, coloured with spectrum pens and pencils, papers are from Bearly Mine Designs teamed with Kraft cs, a little shimmer card for the bunting, some card candi and finished off with a wooden sentiment which I coloured with spectrum pens.  

We hope you will find the time to join us for 'Christmas' this week.

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

4 Crafty Chicks #202 ~ Inspired by a song ~ Frosty the Snowman

Sweet Stampin' ~ Christmas in July

TFL

Crafty Catz #239 ~ Flowers

Good Morning all, well I am at the start of 2 long days and a sleep in in the middle of them and then I am on holiday for 2 weeks ~ Yeah and that includes a long over due visit to my mum and dad so to say I'm looking forward to my break could be an understatement!  Anyway I digress it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week it's the wonderful Janette who chose the theme and she chose 'Flowers' and we have 2 fantastic sponsors this week too in the shape of ...

MEI FLOWER CRAFT

and

RICK ST DENNIS 

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

The DT were lucky enough to be able to play along with some of Rick St Dennis' wonderful images so be sure to check out their fabulous makes.  I have used 'Daffodil' and had a go at colouring the image with the spectrum pencil and blending fluid, I like how it turned out but still need more practice.  I have teamed it up with beautiful paper from Bearly Mine Designs and green cs, a die cut frame and a very old daffodil punch which I bought when they were sold in aid of Marie Curie.  Finished off with a peeloff sentiment.

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

Digi Makeover #148 ~ Anything Goes

Love to Create #123 ~ Fussy & Fancy or Clean & Layered

Bearly Mine Challenges ~ Let's go digital

TFL

Crafty Catz #238~ Stars and or Stripes

Good morning, well it's Friday and right now I am at training, super exciting Manual Handling (NOT!) so this post is sheduled, I hope you are all having more fun than me! lol  after 4 hours of training I'm heading back to work till 9 tonight then I've got the weekend off, so its not all bad!  Anyway back to the reason for my post...

It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week the theme has been chosen by our very own Aunty Sue and she wants to see 'Stars and or Stripes' and the fab sponsor this week is ...

BUGABOO

prize...7 images of winners choice

So for my card I managed stars and stripes and use the very cute 'Rock Kid' who I coloured using copics, spectrum pens and pencils.  The papers are from Bearly Mine Designs and Raspberry Road Designs, the sentiment is from Crafty Sentiments Designs and the starburst die is from Joanna Sheenand I used blue mirriboard, I finished off with a wonderful wooden guitar button.  Don't forget to check out what the rest of the DT ladies have made, so much gorgeousness!

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

A Gem Of A Challenge #122 For a Child

Crafty Card Makers #118 ~ Wooden It Be Loverly

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown #202 ~ Anything Goes 

Creative Card Crew #65 ~ Masculine

TFL

Ribbons and flowers with the Divas

Hello all it's time for a brand new challenge over at Divas By Design and this week the theme is 'Ribbons and Flowers', be sure to check out the gorgeous examples by my teamies.

For my card I have used 'Isobel - My Summer Hat' from Crafty Sentiments Designs.  I decided to paper piece her dress and hat ribbon, the rest is coloured with copics, spectrum pens and pencils. the papers are First Edition and flowery and glittery, I have also inked the edges, sentiment is a TGF stamp and I finished off with some flowery organza ribbon that has been in my stash for a very long time and this seemed like just the right project for it.

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

Fussy and Fancy Fridays #117 ~ Summertime

Sweet Stampin' ~ Summer Fun

Allsorts #265 ~ Summer Girls

Sentimental Sunday #213 ~ Summer

Tuesday Throwdown #202 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

No designer papers over at Crafty Sentiments Designs

Good morning, wow it's the 1st of July, where is the time going?  It's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments Designs and this week it's my turn to choose the theme and I chose NO DESIGNER PAPERS!  And the DT did me proud so be sure to hop over there and check them out.

This weeks prize is 

For my card I have used the adorable stamp 'I Love Apples' and he has been coloured using copics and spectrums and I have matted him onto some green cs which has been embossed with a tree folder from CraftsToo, then matted on to white cs then on to a green card blank.  I added a peeloff sentiment and green and silver spot card candi

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

Ruby's Rainbow #82 ~ Stamping

Another drowning ...

... card that is!  Here is number 3 of the 4 that have been requested by my aunt so one more to go.  This one is coloured with spectrums and sakura stardust, the paper is PM Ahoy There and some blue cs then I finished off with some gems and ribbon.

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

Crazy 4 Challenges #241 ~ Sketch

The Crazy Challenge #174 ~ By the Sea

Creative Inspirations #271 ~ c&s

TFL

Crafty Catz #237 ~ Anything Goes

Yay it's Friday and time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week its the wonderful Carol who picked the theme and she has picked your favourite ... Anything Goes and the fabulous sponsor for this week is ... 

PAPER NEST STORE

For my card I have used the fabulous Stella from Bugaboo and this is the 2nd of the 4 commissioned cards for my aunt using Stella and the matching sentiment. Coloured with spectrum pens and pencils with a touch of sakura stardust, papers are Bearly Mine Designs, a little pink shimmery cs and flowers and brad from my stash, I even added some machine stitching to this as well, the sewing machine was still out so it seemed silly not too! lol

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

OSAAT #218 ~ Anything Goes

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Things with wings (Do water wings count? lol)

The Crazy Challenge #174 ~ By the Sea

Crafty Creations #266 ~ Things with wings (Do water wings count? lol)

TFL

A little bit of fun

Hi there got a quick card to share today, recently I made a card using the fab Bugaboo 'Stella drown your troubles image and sentiment'  I sent it to my mum who loved it and so did my aunt.  She loved it so much she asked me for another 4!  So here is one of those 4.  I am actually differing the layout, colours etc and it's fun to see how different they look and I'm sure you will see them appear here over time! lol

Anyway this one I went with a blue/black colours scheme and kept it simple, the image is coloured with spectrums and a little bit of sakura stardust then just added some little gems.

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

Sketch Saturday #315

OSAAT #218

TFL

NEW RELEASE AT CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS

Good morning, I hope its bright and sunny where you are today, its lovely here in Dorset and I'm enjoying a well deserved couple of days off work but I have totally lost track of time and where in the month I am and for that reason I am a day late sharing with you my project showcasing a fabulous new set of stamps from Crafty Sentiments Designs,  I know I say this a lot but you are going to love these stamps!  Now today is day 3 of our 3 day preview and you really need to pop over to the Crafty Sentiments Inspiration blog to check out the fabulous projects made by my talented DT teamies, they really are a bunch of awesome crafters.  The fabulous 4 new stamps will be available to buy at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Store tomorrow and I'm sure they will be flying out the door real quick so don't forget to grab yours!

So onto my project, I have used the adorable 'By the Sea' and coloured with a mix of copics, spectrums and spectrum pencils. I thought this little man would make the ideal front piece for an album filled with summer memories.  The covers are made from mountboard and a tip for those of you who would like to use mountboard more but can be put off by the price, pop along to your local picture framers and ask if they have any offcuts they are throwing out.  (They often have to pay to get rid of it!) I came away from the framers last week with a fantastic amount including some 12x12 pieces.  Anyway back to my project, I covered the mountboard with some digi paper that I have had for years and is from a collaboration kit called Take a Dip by Digi Designs By Nicole (I don't actually know if she is still trading this kit goes back to 2009), the lettering is a quickcutz alpha and the shells are cut on the Cricut.  I got out my trusty Bind-it-All to put it all together and then added some ribbon and string to decorate the bind, finished off the decoration using some gems.

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

Incy Wincy Designs ~ Bright Funky Colours

Love to Create #120 ~ Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter #163 ~ Anything but a card

ABC Challenge ~ N is for Nautical

Crafty Creations #265 ~ Tic Tac Toe ~ circles, ribbon, die cut

Stampin' for the weekend ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Crafty Catz #236 ~ Stitches

Good morning it's Friday and time for a brand new challenge over at Crafty Catz and this week our wonderful Naomi has chosen the theme of stitches (real or faux) and we have a fabulous sponsor for you in the shape of the

stamping boutique

Prize 3 digi images

So for my card this week I ummed and ahhed about how I would add my stitching, should I draw it on..No! I could use my embossing folder ...No  or how about some die cut stitches? No ...No none of these were hitting the mark so that meant it was time to get the sewing machine out from under its cover and some boxes of scraps of card!  So out it came and real stitching appeared on my card!  The thing is I actually like it just don't think to do it very often, lol  I used a fabulous image from Dilly Beans, coloured with copics and spectrums and as you can see I've been playing around with hair colour again.  The large piece of paper is from the Santoro pad by Trimcraft and it is glittered, the smaller piece is from a very old K&Co pad but not sure which as the cover is now non-existant! and I stitched round this to attach it. The flower is from my stash and I added a little skull brad and a tag with a small bird stamped on it.  Finished of with a stamped sentiment. 

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

Digi Makeover #145 ~ Stitching

Love to Create #120 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

C & S or Full On with Crafty Sentiments

Good morning crafters, it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Sentiments and this week you have 2 choices, you can go with C&S or Full On and we have a fabulous prize for you too ... 

For my card I went C&S and I have used the super cute stamp 'Tulips' which is available at Crafty Sentiments Designs and stamped him onto a piece of card, coloured with copics and spectrums, the sentiment is also from Crafty Sentiments, I then matted this card onto a piece of yellow card and then matted onto a card blank. 

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

Stampin' for the weekend ~ Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' ~ Say it with flowers

Love to create #120 ~ Anything Goes

TFL

Crafty Catz #235 ~ Use 2 different dies

Good morning, Wow! I hope you are all enjoying some fabulous weather at the moment, it's glorious here in Dorset and it's time for a new challenge with the Crafty Catz and this week our wonderful Nick has chosen the theme of 2 different dies and we have a fabulous sponsor too ...

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS

Prize 3 Digital images

The Dt got to play with some awesome images from our sponsors so be sure to check out what my super talented teamies have made this week.  I have used the adorable 'Day Dreaming' which I have coloured with spectrums, the pp is from First Editions and I embossed some coredinations cs using a new notebook folder from Darice.  My die cuts cut from a slightly lighter shade of the cs and are starburst JS, Clock face and hands Xcut and the label die is by Crafty Cutters from Crafty Sentiments designs as is the sentiment.

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