Clean and Simple in Green

Well, it's that time again....for another challenge at Charisma Cardz.  Nice and easy, we are looking for cards with a Clean And Simple style.  So today, there's no colouring on my card....just some stamping and some stenciling.

This is a new stamp that I've added to my collection (Scots Pine), and it has such lovely detail.  No ribbons or embellishments, just a stenciled border for a bit of added interest and a pretty sentiment.  I think I'll have to do more of these....really CAS!

Our wonderful sponsors this week are:

Prize #1
 CC DESIGNS

Prize #2, 3 & 4

 3, 2 and 1 images!

Now, wouldn't you love to win one of those prizes?  Check out the challenge and the wonderful DT creations, and let your imagination go wild!  I'm sure you can get a card done up in no time for this weeks challenge.  Looking forward to seeing what you have to share.  Good luck!

Some challenges for my card:

Crafting For All Seasons - #73 No Designer Papers

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Monochrome

Crafters Companion - Monochromatic

Stampotique Designers Challenge - #138 Green

Rhedd & Rosie's - #29 Trees/Wood

Creative Moments - #39 Anything Goes

Not meant for crafting...

Good morning!  Are you ready for a new challenge at Charisma Cardz?  This time our theme is to Use something that is not meant for crafting.  I had a bit of difficulty with this one....I thought everything was meant for crafting!  lol.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT is sharing, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what you can come up with.

My card today uses the image...Dishcloth Dave, available from Dr Digi, one of our sponsors.  He's been coloured with copics, then cut out using the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Three die and the 'out of the box technique'.  Liquid applique adds some dimension to the soap suds, and I added a bit more to the sentiment.

Searching for that little something for our theme, I found some packaging string.  After untwisting, I tucked it in behind the top layers and fastened with staples.  This layer is attached with foam tabs, which gives added dimension plus allows for the extra thickness of the string.  The scraggy bits of string give a bit of a look of a scrub brush.

So onto our sponsors.  This week we have three, with some lovely prizes.

  
Prize 1

Prize 2

(5 digis of winner's choice)

Prize 3

 (2 digis of winner's choice)

 I do hope you can find the time to join us this week.  Take care and happy crafting!

Some challenges for my card:

Sweet Stampin - Humour        Challenge Winner

Totally Gorjuss - #224 Strings the thing

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Buttons (papers) Party Time Tuesdays - #161 Anything Gos Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Tuesday Throwdown - #184 Anything Goes

Fun with Peel-Offs

Good morning, and let's hope it will be a nice day too!  It's time for another challenge at Charisma Cardz, and in case you haven't noticed, this year we have changed to a fortnightly challenge.  This gives everyone more time to enter, and more time for us to visit your blogs.  We are really hoping to see your entry this time around, and are looking to see Peel-off stickers on your creation.

Here I have gone with a nice simple design, with some papers from the MME and a sweet image from Time for Tea Designs.  One die cut to back the image, one bow, and lots of peel-off stickers.

We have some wonderful sponsors again this time, and some fabulous prizes.  Just click on the pictures below to be taken to their shops.

Prize #1

(where the winner will get to choose 6 individual digi images)

Prize #2

Time for Tea Designs

(where the winner will get to choose one of their new images)

Thanks again for stopping by, and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has to share.  

Some fun challenges for my card:

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes and include a HANDMADE BOW

Crafting For All Seasons - #69 For the Girls

Party Time Tuesday - #157 Anything Goes

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - #84 Add real ribbon

Paper Crafting With Attitude - Challenge 57 - Anything Goes

Paper Creators Crafts - #19 Anything Goes Come and Get It - Let's Go Shopping 613 Avenue Create -#56 Anything Goes The Ribbon Girl - Anything Goes Through the Purple Haze - #26 A Digi and a Die

Birthday Celebrations

Good morning....I think.   It's another bitter cold day again and would be a good day to stay inside, but I need to do a grocery run.  This winter seems to be going on forever, and really, it's only just begun!

If winter is getting you down too, and you need a little lift, be sure to check out the new challenge at Charisma, where they are celebrating their 5th birthday with a Birthday Challenge.  Lots of lovely prizes to be won, and from now on the challenges will run for two weeks, giving you extra time to enter.

Today I've used a sponsor's (Pink Cat Studio - Clown Owl's Car) image and I'm sure you will notice those nice warm colours!  Coloured with copics, I've stayed with a nice simple design, adding some washi tape and paper candi for embellishments.

Now for our sponsors this week and the prizes you could win.  Just click on the images to be taken to their websites.

Prize One

(Time For Tea Designs is offering one lucky crafter a chance to win one of their new digis!)

Prize Two

Our Brand New Sponsor Bugaboo are giving this week's winner...

 

Prize Three

(One lucky winner will win 5 Digital Stamps of their choice!)

Prize Four

(is donating 3 digi's of the winners choice to one lucky winner!)

Prize Five

 

(Carlyann will be giving away a special birthday surprise to one lucky crafter too!)

So, thanks so much for visiting, and here's hoping we will get to visit you and your projects.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has to offer for inspiration, and make sure you take care and stay warm!

Some challenges for my card:

Here Come the Boys - #66 Anything Goes for the boys

Crafty Sentiments - Birthdays

ABC Challenge - C is for Colorful     Top Picks

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes

A Little Bit Crafty - Celebrate

Creative Craft Challenges2 - #26 Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #240 Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - #66 Party Time

Hobby Cutz - #30 Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Last minute cards..

Greetings everyone, and hopefully you are almost ready for Christmas.  We have an Anything Goes challenge today over at Charisma, and you will have an extra week to enter your projects.  We know it is a very busy time of the year, but hopefully you will get a wee bit of time to yourself for some crafting.

I have another Christmas card, but this time it is more along the CAS line.  I made a couple of these, for those last minute posts.  Nice and simple using a stamp from a local supplier (Under Construction).  I heat embossed the image with copper embossing powder, adding copics and DI for the colour.  Only cardstock layers, a doodled border and a poinsettia flower to finish it off.

Our very generous sponsors this time around are:

Prize #1

(One Lucky winner will recieve their Choice of SIX Digi's)

Prize #2

 

Prize #3

 (with 3 digi's of the winner's choice)

Prize #4

(with choice of 2 images from their online store)

So, that's it for me today.  Here's hoping that you are all staying warm and healthy, and will get to spend some quality time with friends and family this Christmas season.

Some challenges for my card:

Victorine Challenge - Red & Green w/Embossing

Sweet Stampin - Last Minute Christmas

613 Avenue Create - #50 Anything Goes/Optional Twist: CAS

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Stamp out 2013

Kaboodle Doodles - #202 Christmas Colours

Creative Card Crew - #51 Holly or Poinsettia

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Keep it Clean (And Simple)

Songbird Challenges - #29 Christmas

Dream Valley - #72 Christmas

Make My Monday - A CAS Christmas

Charisma Distressed Challenge

Tis the 5th of December....only 20 more days!  Wow!  I'm sure some of you are on top of things and all ready for the big day....I'm not in that number!  I'm thinking that I might best start a list....checking it twice...or more.

I'm just about finished with my Christmas cards, only to find that I needed a few more, so here goes with another one.  This is my DT card for this week's challenge at Charisma Cardz, where the theme is DISTRESSED. 

Lots of distress ink on this one, and I've even torn the papers.  Quite the vintage feel, especially when you take the photo in the evening without natural lighting.  I had a play with my copics and a sponsor's image, cutting and then matting with a couple of die cuts.  Although the papers are rather muted, I used a bright turquoise for the image and embellishments.  Something just a little bit different.

Supplies used:
Time for Tea image - Catching Snowflakes
Papers from Melissa Frances - Home for the Holidays collection
Spellbinders die - Inverted Scalloped Circles
Cheery Lynn die - Ankara Lace

Once again, we have some wonderful sponsors, and if you click on the images below you can check out their products.

Prize One

 (with a a £10 voucher for this week's winner)

Prize Two

 (with a chance to own one of her new digis)

Prize Three

(3 digital images of the winners choice from their etsy store)

Some lovely prizes there, and you could be one of the lucky winners!  We really hope to see your entry this week.  Be sure to check out all the other DT entries...lots of inspiration to be sure!

Now, for some challenge entries for my card.  Be sure to check out these links too!

Everybody-Art-Challenge - #256 Winter

Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes     Challenge Winner

Cheery Lynn Designs - #109 Tis the Season

Crafting When We Can - #58 Winter One Crazy Stamper - Winter or Holiday

From the Heart

Brrrr but it's cold outside.   As I am writing this, the winds outside are howling and the furnace is going full tilt.  Here's hoping you are all keeping safe and warm.  Another week has disappeared, and today it's the start of another challenge at Charisma Cardz.  This time around, the theme is VINTAGE, and we are really hoping you can have a bit of fun and join us .

 Here, I've had a play with one of our sponsor's sweet images, colouring it with copics, fussy cutting and then adhering with foam tabs.  A nice easy layout with some stamping, some lace and ribbon and a pretty sentiment.  The papers already had a distressed edging, but I added a wee bit more.

Supplies used:
Stamp Fairy image - Clementine 2
Basic Grey papers - Clippings collection
Whimsy stamps - sentiment and corresponding die
Ribbon from Sew Sweet.

Now for our wonderful sponsors for this challenge, and the prizes that you might win:

Prize #1

 (with a $10 gift voucher for their shop)

and

Prize #2

(with a $10 gift voucher for their shop)

 

 What better reason than that, to stay inside where it's warm and do some crafting!  Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Some challenges for my card:

Sister Act Card Challenge - #31 Anything Goes

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - #33 Anything Goes

Lexi's Creations - #103 Thanks/Thanksgiving

Love to Create - #91 Thanksgiving / Thanks

The Crazy Challenge - #158 Vintage

Created with Love - #66 Thank You

Tuesday Throwdown - #173 Gratitude

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Thanks/Thanksgiving Crafty Ribbons -  #70 Anything goes with Ribbon

A chef in the making!

Hi there!  It was Thursday again, and time for another challenge at Charisma, but I'm a little late posting my card.  This week we are looking for your cards....using a FOOD theme.

I've gone with a nice simple design, using washi tape and gems, plus a delightful stamp and sentiment from Totally Stampalicious.  Although no longer available in the inky stamp format, this image can still be found at Bugaboo in the digital format.  I've used two different Spellbinders dies to cut and mat the image, and a bit of stitchy doodling to add a bit more accent to the card.

I really do cook with wine, something I learned from my husband, and it really does add a fantastic flavour to sauces and gravies.  Are you hungry yet?

This week's sponsors, with their wonderful product are as follows:

PRIZE ONE

PRIZE TWO

(with a prize of 4 digis)

PRIZE THREE

(with a prize of 2 digis)

We look forward to seeing your creations and do hope you get the chance to join in with us this week.  Good luck and have a wonderful weekend.

Some challenges for my card:

Penny's Challenges - #149 Anything Goes

Quirky Crafts - #21 Favourite Things (of course, the wine!)

Bearly Mine Challenges - #108 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - #29 Anything Goes

Creative Corner - Let's Go Crazy

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - #31 Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girls - #4 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - #7 Anything Goes             Challenge Winner

Creative Craft Challenges2 - #21 Anything goes blogaversary

A Bingo Challenge

Hello again.  Time for another challenge at Charisma, and this time it's a BINGO theme.

I'm not too sure if my card will actually meet this week's challenge, as there was a bit of a glitch with the instructions, and I made this card before the correction.  I'm away on holidays right now, but I thought I would go ahead and post it anyway.

Here, I've played with one of our sponsor's images, colouring with copics with a bit of DI for the edges.  Look at all of those gem stones....I'm in awe of everyone who makes use of this type of embellishment.  I find I am all thumbs when attaching these swirly bits....probably the hardest thing for me to do!

The sponsors this week, with some lovely prizes are:

Prize 1

 with

Prize 2

Time for Tea Designs

(one of her new digis in her etsy store)

I do hope you get a chance to join in the challenge, and be sure to check out all the wonderful inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Some challenges for my card:

4 Krafty Girls - #3 Anything Goes          Top Picks

Sister Act Card Challenge - #27 Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - #30 Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - #39 - Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Glamour & Glitz Penny's Challenge - #147 Anything Goes

Pretty in Pink

Good morning all.  Today's a new challenge at Charisma and a nice easy one it is too!  The theme this week....Your Favourite Colour Combo.

I needed a card for a wedding shower and this sweet image from Stamp Fairy was just the ticket.

I played with a pink/purple colour combo, with just a touch of turquoise.  Nice feminine colours seemed best suited to the occasion.  After colouring with my copies, I added some flowers to the umbrella, after all we don't want a rainy day!

For the sentiment, I've used a Whimsy stamp and die....adding an embossed layer of polka dots, and then a computer generated wording.

Supplies used:
Paper from Wild Rose Studio - Spring Fling
Martha Stewart punch - Edge Doily Lace
Other - ribbon bow & gem from my stash

Once again we have some wonderful sponsors:

Prize 1

and

Prize 2

(with a $10 voucher)

We really look forward to seeing your creations, and hope you get some time to join in again this week.  Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a wonderful day.

Some fun challenges for my card:

Card Mania - #29 Favourite Color Combination

Paper Crafting Journey - Flowers

Country View Crafts - #7 Layers

ABC Challenge - V for Very Cute

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #80 Anything Goes

Created with Love - #58 Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - #217 Digital Images or Papers

Kaboodle Doodles - #189 Anything but A Square

Divas by Design - Anything goes Creative Knockouts - #3 Texturize It

A little birdie told me....

Hang on a second while I check.....yep, it's Thursday again!  Where does the time go?  So, it's time for another challenge at Charisma, and this week the theme is Fancy Flourishes.

We can't hang on to summer forever, but we can still make a card to capture the feeling.   Today I've used an image from Pink Cat Studio, and you'll see my stamped flourishes around the base of the tree creating a background.  The sky is coloured with different chalks, and a touch of pink stickles adds a bit of sparkle.

The pretty papers are from Paper Mania, Burleigh Blue collection, while the pink die cuts add a nice bright contrast and complement the colours found on the image.  Otherwise, only a couple of pearls to finish off the butterflies.

Once again, we have some wonderful sponsors and some lovely prizes for some lucky winners.  Just click on the images below to check out their product.

Prize #1

(with winner's choice of 5 digi's)

Prize #2

(with winner's choice of 7 digi's)

We do hope you will find the time to join in with us this week, and be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created.  They are sure to give you plenty of inspiration!

Now for some challenges for my card:

A Gem of a Challenge - #95 Use 2 Backing Papers

Sentimental Sundays - #170 Happy Birthday

Stamp and Create - Birthdays

Emma's Crafty Challenge - Birds

The Crazy Challenge - #153 Bingo (swirls, image, pearls)

City Crafter - #175 Birds

Everybody-Art-Challenge - #243 Happy Birthday

Loves Rubber Stamping - #68 Anything Goes Sweet Stamps - #133 Butterflies Stampotique Designers Challenge - #115 Lots of Layers

How does your garden grow....

It's time for a new challenge at Charisma, and this week we are looking for your cards with more than one fold.  Lots of opportunity there, to show your creativity....and have a little bit of fun.  Be sure to check out the projects from the rest of the team for some wonderful ideas and inspiration.

Today, I've gone with a centre step card, and an image from one of our sponsors.  This little cutie has been coloured with copics and can be found here, at Saturated Canary.  The flowers in my garden don't look quite this lush, thanks to the heat and dry spell that we are experiencing, and in reality...summer is nearly over.  Where did it go??? 

Once again, I used the 'out of the box' technique with my Spellbinders die.  As you might have noticed, I cut on the angle this time using 2 different sizes and sponging some DI on the edges.

The papers are from Paper Mania's Burleigh Blue collection, and you will see I've used a number of die cuts, some pink pearls and a pretty blue bow for embellishment.  To make the butterflies, I backed the die cut with vellum, colouring the openings with glitter pen and adding stickles to the body.

Dies used: 

 Spellbinders - Deckled Rectangles

 Impression Obsession - Fence die

 Cheery Lynn - Exotic Butterfly small

Whimsy Stamps - Vine die and Birthday Sentimentables

Once again, we have some lovely prizes up for grabs this week from our very generous sponsors, and if you click on the pictures below, this will take you directly to their site.

Prize #1

 ($10 Gift Certificate to her Etsy shop)

Prize #2
 

(3 digis of the winners choice)

 Prize #3

(4 digis of the winners choice)

Let's hope you get a chance to play along this week, as we do enjoy visiting your blogs to see what you create.  Where do you think we get our inspiration....

Take care and have a wonderful day.

Now for some challenges for my card:

Saturated Canary Challenge - #50 Winged Things

Allsorts Challenge - #220 Use your new stash (design paper)

Stampin for the Weekend - Butterflies

Natalie and Amy - Celebration

A Little Bit Crafty - Summer sun

One Crazy Stamper - Birthdays

Love to Create - #79 Fancy Folds

Crafty Cardmakers - #98 Fun in the Sun

Creative Craft Challenges2 - #17 Not a Square

Papertake Weekly - Flower Power

Handmade Flowers

Good morning....it's Thursday again, and time for a new challenge at Charisma.  This week we are looking for you to make your own embellishment.  Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's wonderful creations for some great ideas!

So we'll start with the flowers, which are die-cut from some lightweight mulberry papers.  I then added some colour and doodles, plus some gemstones for the centres.  I've placed them on another die cut which I think looks like a trellis.

This time, I played with water colours for the image, with lots of DI around the die-cut edges.  If you look closely, you will see I also added dots to the edging, both here and on the corner pieces which were made with a corner punch.  All dies and punches are listed below.

Supplies used:

Basic Grey paper - Sweet Threads collection

Magnolia stamp - Tilda with Spring Bundle

Elizabeth Craft Designs die - Bunch of Flowers 2

Marianne's Craftable Die - Swirls and Leaves 3

Spellbinder's dies - Fleur de Lis Squares & Labels Twenty

Martha Stewart corner punch - Double Arches

Hopefully you can spare some time to make a card and join in with us this week, as once again we have some lovely sponsors.  Here they are with some fabulous prizes, and by clicking on each image you can see their product.

Prize #1

(with winner's choice of 6 single digi's)

Prize #2

(with winner's choice of 3 digi's)

Prize #3

Thanks for visiting, and here's hoping your day is everything you could wish for!

Now for some challenges for my card:

Basic Grey Challenges - #98 Flowers

Love to Create - #75 Hugs & Wishes

Crafts and Me Challenges - #139 Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - #8 Doodling

Bearly Mine Challenges - #96 Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Die-ing For A Punch

Cutie Pie Challenge - #49 Pretty in Pink

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Pink & White

Magnolia-licious & Wee Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Marianne's Designs - Layer it up