Gardener Gayle - Seeing Double

Hi all, what a weekend! I have come down with a dreadful cold and sore throat, but we soldier on.. 

As its Tuesday I have my DT card to show you for Anything goes Challenge Blog and this fortnight the challenge is "Seeing Double" so anything on your project as long as their are two of them. I have used two corner embellishments that I have used embossing powders and heat embossed in white.  I have done the same with the metal butterfly. 

The lock I have used Rock Candy crackle paint and then added the metal key which I'm sorry to say I didn't take a close up of as its really very decorative.  

The gorgeous image is of course from Saturated Canary.. I believe she is called "Gardener Gayle"   

Craft list 

Saturated Canary - Gardener Gayle

Lilli of the Valley Sentiment 

Metal Corner embellies 

Tim Holtz Border Butterflies Die

Tim Holtz - Lock and key Die

 Spellbinders Nessies 

My Favourite Things Rolled Flowers dies

Rock Candy - Crackle paint 

Distress inks 

Ribbon and flowers from stash..

Visit the Craft Den for all your crafting needs.. 

Black and One Other Colour

Morning again, today is going to be a very busy day on my blog.. lol.. Anyway I'm back again with my post and project for Anything Goes Challenge Blog and this fortnights challenge is a Colour challenge "Black + One other" (you can use skin and hair colours on your image) 

I have gone for Black and a hot pink as my colour scheme.  I kept the image quite plain and in very light shades on pink.. Sorry I can't remember the copics I used. (note to self - remember to write down the colours) 

Loving this new image from the Princess and Prince collection, this sweetie is called "Tilda with Ballet Shoes". I know this has been a very popular stamp but Lynne over at the Craft Den has them in stock.  

Craft Supplies 

Tilda with ballet shoes - Magnolia

Sentiment - Whimsy 

Cheery Lynn Dies

XL Stackers Straight edged and Scalloped 

(Purple stackers are slightly bigger than the Silver to achieve that lovely layering effect)

Lace Rose and Flourishes 

Spellbinders label die

Flowers, ribbon and gems from stash 

Martha Stewart Border punch

Copics 

Distress Inks - Tattered Rose 

(The Craft Den has a special offer on all distress inks - Buy 3 for £13.00) 

Let the Fun Times Roll!!

Hi all, well two days into the Easter Break and I have managed to get out of bed! this cough and coldy thingy has really knocked me for six!! but hopefully the worst is behind me and I can get back into the swing of things and back into my craft room!! 

Over on Anything Goes this fortnight we have a new theme for you all and its a nice easy one 

"Anything Goes at Anything Goes" so head on over and join in the fun! 

For my project this time I used one of the new Magnolia Stamps.  This one is called "Princess Party Tilda" The more I use this collection the more I'm falling in love with them.  

The butterflies and scroll works have been cut out in grunge board then distressed with walnut satin.  The paper flowers are a die cut from Cheery Lynn Designs. 

Inside View

Craft Supplies - Available from The Craft Den 

Stamps - Magnolia "Princess Party Tilda"

Whimsy Sentiment stamps

Dies 

Cheery Lynn Designs 

Miniature Rose & Medium Rose 

XLStackers Scalloped Square 

Fanciful Flourish 

Magnolia Doohickey dies 

Spellbinders Dies 

Web Ribbon 

A Gift From the Heart

Morning all, just a quick post from me today.  Over on Anything Goes Challenge Blog we have a new theme 

"Alter Something or anything but a card"

Head on over and join in the fun!!

I have quite a few brown paper bags, these are ideal for dvd's, books, cd's etc.  I can't get enough of the new Magnolia collection " Sweet crazy Love" and have probably used these the most.  I also relented and used some of the 12x12 Magnolia papers that can be purchased at the Craft Den.   

I tied some lace, pink tulle and string around the handle and attached a charm to add to the shabby chic style.   Used a button and one of my Mum's crochet flowers. 

I made this little pin myself, I searched everywhere for the pin stopper.  Tied some more string and cheese cloth to hold up the beads.  The heart behind is one from Marianne Designs and the swirl is one of my favourites.  Everything has been distressed with walnut satin. 

Copic Colours 

R85, 83, 81

Flowers - R27, 24, 22 - YR31, 30 - G85, 82

Hair & Skin - E29, 25, 31 - E00, 000, 0000, 30

Shoes - E44, 43, 41, 40

The grunge stamps around the edge are stempelgede stamps. 

Crafty Supplies

• Items from the Craft Den 
• Magnolia 12x12 Papers
• Fairy Tale Pink flowers 
• White Rose 
• Distress Inks - Walnut Satin 
• Memento Tuxedo black 
• Tulle Pink Netting 
• Copics 

Other items 

• Magnolia Stamps - Sweet Crazy Love, Stempelgede Grunge Stamp
• Spellbinders postage nessies, Magnolia Doohickey swirl dies, Marianne Designs heart dies 
• Martha Stewart butterflies punch,  Kraft card stock.
• Brown bag from Ebay 
• Charms, Metal heart, Pin, Pearl Beads, Lace, Ribbon & Flowers from stash 

Challenges I would like to enter

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Charm me 

The Ribbon Girl - Pink, Brown, Cream 

Dies to Die for - Anything Goes 

Hokey Pokey Christmas Criss Cross Card

Hello all, a quick post from me today just to show you a card that I have been working on.  

I recently brought the new Nellie Snellen Christmas stamps from the Craft Den and couldn't wait to ink them up.  For this card I have used the gorgeous Hokey Pokey stamp.  

Isn't she just the cutest! I love her little stripy socks!  I decided to try a bigger criss cross card for this card, I think this might be my newest craze!! lol The gorgeous design papers are from MME and are called "Merry Little Christmas" I have inked around the edges in "Vintage Photo" distressing inks. The flowers have been stickled and are all from Wild Orchid.  

For the insert I love used various stamps, the tree and cute mittens are from Molly Bloom which I have cut out and coloured and the sentiment is an oldie from Whimsy Stamps all distressed with DI's 

This is the back view of the pull out where I have provided a space for writing a personal message.  I flower at the top is a recent purchase from Lynne at the Craft Den and is from Magnolia Doohickey range called "Poinsettia"  I have also used a sliver charm and snowflake spacer to attach it to.  

Copic Colours 

G29, 28, 24

R39, 37, 35, 32

YR24, 23, 21

E59, 57, 53, 51

E11, 00, 000, R20

I love this wide checked ribbon just wish I could remember where I got it from as I'm getting dangerously low!! and you can't have a Christmas card without a little jingle bells!!

Challenges I would like to enter 

http://www.icsketches.blogspot.com/ - Sketch an shaped cards 

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes 

Make it Monday - anything goes 

Christmas Inspiration - Flowers or Birds 

The Ribbon Girls - Christmas 

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes 

2 Sisters - Fancy Folds

CES Challenges - Gorgeous Girls 

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ - Anything goes 

http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Older than 6 months - (Whimsy sentiment stamp)

Winter wonderland - use a charm 

A Merry Little Christmas - R for Recipe Alphabet Challenge

Well hello Friday, I've been waiting for this day all week..lol. Really looking forward to the weekend.  As its Friday that means its a new challenge and letter over on Alphabet challenge blog.  This fortnight the letter is 

R for Recipe : 

3 flowers,  2 patterned papers and 1 image

I decided to make a normal card for a change just a 6 x 6.. 

I just love this paper from My Minds Eye - Merry days of Christmas all the designs are so lush.   The only thing I don't like about double sided paper is I hate having to cover one side up! 

This darling Magnolia stamp came from the Craft Den and is from the "Merry little Christmas" and is called "Tilda in Christmas Coat" I have coloured her in copics, the green looks very bright in the photo but isn't as bright in real life, although I do think it brings out the green in the Christmas Trees on the design paper.

Copics 

R39, 37, 35, 32

E59, 57, 53, 50

YG25, 

This mulberry flowers are from Mulberry Crafts UK and Wild Orchid. I love the holly and berrys which I have added a small amount of glitter to! The flowers myselfs have been given a light dusting of twinkle dust and stickles.  The die cut branch is a new addition from MD and has been distressed and glittered too!

I got out my sewing machine for this card for around the edges.  The grunge look around the stamped image was done using Stampelgede stamps and versa colour ink. 

The inside view of the card, I like to decorate the insides to give the card more character

Crafty Supplies 

Stamps - Magnolia, LOTV,Stempelglede, and Whimsy ticket stamps.

Design Paper - MME merry days of Christmas 

  Seam binding, ribbon and metal swirls from stash. 

Thanks for visiting today, I would also like to welcome my newest followers. 

Challenges I would like to enter:

http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes 

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/ - dies or punches

http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ anything goes 

Anything but a Card - Sweet Stamps Challenge

Hello all,  its getting colder every day here in the UK and the nights are drawing in, soon to be time to get the coal firer on!!

We have a new challenge for you over on 

SWEET STAMPS

and this week our theme is 

Anything but a card

The prize is a $20 spending spree in the Sweet Stamps online store 

So what you waiting for head over and enter a project!!

For my project I  decorated my on my pages in my copic  blending book.  Its a book where I put all my favorite copic blends.  I have a few more pages to decorate before its finished so you might be seeing a bit more of this book in future posts. 

Crafty Links and Supplies 

Sweet Stamps - Fishin Bear

Card Candi - Available from Sweet Stamps

Sentiment is one I made on the compter

Seam binding and wooden star from stash 

Bind it all machine to make the book 

Design papers from My Minds Eye 

Add caption

Elle Nellie - Add some layers - Ellephantastic Challenge

Good morning all, ahhh the weekend! As its the beginning of the month its time for a new challenge over on 

ELLEPHANTASTIC 

and this month the theme is 

Add some Layers this challenge will run from today 

6th August ~ 2nd September 2011. So you have lots of time to enter..

Also new to Ellephantastic is GDT if you would like to guest design for us just enter GD after your name when you enter the challenge..

Onto my card..

I just had to use this absolutely cute elephant digi drawn and designed by the fabulously talented Helen!! Its just so dare cute..

I used a Martha Stewart punch around the page punch to get the lovely boarder and then just mounted a square piece of card stock onto the front which I had decorated using design papers from Prima sweet fairy 6 x 6 pad.. 

Here you can see the colours a bit better and note that they are a very dark purple for the patches and nails I used a lighter shade.. 

Copic colours

Elephants 

BV28, 25, 23

BV00

I used BV25 to colour in some of the flowers, added some stickles, pearls, seam binding and a little butterfly in the corner.  I also used flower soft to make my own stamens.   

Here I painted a chipboard number with paperartsy Fresco Finish chalk acrylics then crackle painted over the top.  The gorgeous crochet flower my fabbie Mum made for me and is a double flower.  I just added a sliver spacer and brad to the centre.  

Crafty supplies and Links 

Digital Stamps - Ellephantastic

Martha Stewart - Hearts punch around the page 

Spellbinders ironworks die

Prima Sweet fairy 6 x 6 paper pad - Craft Den 

Raffia Lace & seam binding - Bunny Zoes 

Flowers & Pearl stems  - Wild Orchid

Sentiment stamp & little flower stamp - Lilly of the Valley 

Copic's 

Stickles 

Butterfly, flower soft, crochet flower and ribbon from stash 

German glitter glass - Hobby House 

Paperartsy Fresco Finish chalk paint - Craft Den 

Challenges I would like to enter

Fabulous Friday - Colour something (digi's and flowers)

The Fuzzy Wuzzy - Must included an animal - Shaped card

W for White ~ Alphabet Challenge

Good morning, wow this has been a long weekend, but at long last the weekend is here! and the easter break that's 2 whole weeks YIPPEEEEE...

Over on

 Alphabet Challenge Blog

 we have a new challenge for you and this weeks letter is...

"W"

for White and One other..

I would also like to welcome to Janet.who is our latest dt member.  Congratulations on your new post can't wait to see your creations for our challenges..

On to my sample for W for White and one other..

For this challenge I decided to use my new Teddy Bo digi's that I have had for ages and just haven't had the time to get them inked up.  I just adore these little bears, they have such a cute face..  

Brown is my new black, as they say..lol 

Copic Colours 

Clothes & Boots

E74, 71, 70

E41, 40

E77, 74, 71, 70

Bear

E53, 51, 50

Mushroom 

E44, 41, 40

E79, 77, 74

Inside view 

Crafty Bits & Bobs

Design Papers ~ First edition (Love Letters)

Nitwit ~ Country Cottage

Stamps 

Digital Stamp ~ Teddy Bo

LOTV  Sentiment

Dies 

Nellie Circles

Tim Holtz Bigz die ~ flowers 

Nessies 

Martha Stewart border punch, branch and Butterflies (Craft Den)

Craft too ~ Daisy and swirls embossing folder (Sweet Stamps) 

Brads, Seam binding and Raffia ribbon from stash.

Hope you have a good weekend and remember.. 

Keep Crafting....

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges 

C.R.A.F.T ~ Animals/Pets 

ABC Challenge ~ R for Ribbon

Flutter by Wednesday ~ Must use, butterfly, Angel, fairy 

Fresh Brewed Designs ~ Flowers

The Paper Shelter ~ Anything goes 

Your next Stamp challenges ~ Stitching 

A Spoonful of Sugar ~ Tons of texture

Clear it out Challenge ~ Flowers 

Scrap-creations ~ Flowers, Ribbons and Pearls 

Papertake Weekly ~ Anything goes + Something new (Digi stamp and Seam binding)

Teddy Bo ~ Punch something 

Digi Design House ~ Stitches 

Lexi's Creations ~ Monochromatic 

Make it Monday ~ Anything goes 

Paper Playtime ~ Anything goes 

Anything Goes Challenge ~ Pearls

Morning again, its another challenge over on 

ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE BLOG

our theme for this fortnight is.....

PEARLS

 lots and lots of pearls 

So head on over to the challenge blog (click on the above link) 

A little reminder that over on the Challenge blog there is still time to enter into our DT Call 

Click HERE  to enter.

Onto my card for the challenge

This card was inspired from Louise on "Just love to Stamp" with her gorgeous card. 

 I brought a huge pack of heat resistant acetate years a go but found it so hard to work with they got put in a draw never to be seen again.  I had never thought about using it as a card base.  So Thank you Louise for your wonderful Inspiration.. 

Copic Colours 

Dress and Boots

E77, 74, 71. 70

BG13, 11, 10

Butterfly 

BG13, 11

Skin & Hair 

E00, 21, 11

E59, 25, 31

Inside view 

Crafty Bits & Bobs

Design paper ~ Tilda paper pad

Tilda stamp from the new Butterfly range

Sentiment from Aspects of Design 

Spellbinders Nessies 

Martha Stewart border punch

Flowers I made using Tim Holtz big dies 

Seam binding, peg, brads and pearls from stash 

Take a look at The Craft Den website for more secret stash..

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges 

Bunny Zoe's ~ Happy birthday with pearls

The Crazy Challenge ~ Just add flowers 

House of Gilli ~ Ribbon and Pearls 

Make it Monday ~ Anything Goes 

My partner in crafting crime ~ Layer it up 

Paper Playtime ~ Anything goes 

Dream Valley ~ Wings and Things 

Happy Crafting 

V For Vehicles ~ Alphabet Challenge

Good morning, Its my favorite day of the week... Friday and that means its time for another challenge on 

Alphabet Challenge Blog 

this week the letter is 

.

"V"

For Vehicles

We had a fantastic response to our DT call.  The Successful applicants will be announced on the challenge blog next Friday 8th April.  Good luck to everyone that entered.

I thought I was going to struggle with this challenge as I don't own anything relating to vehicles, thank heavens for digi's.  A very big THANK YOU to Helen from Ellephantastic for coming up with a gorgeous image at such short notice.  Please go and take a look at the online store for more brilliant images.  

.  (Click on the above link to visit the Ellephantastic store).  

I've had another go at shading the background, I must admit that it does make the images pop off the page.  I have used a glitter gel pen to add the shine to the metal parts of the car. I can just imagine this cute little bear driving along a country road with his picnic hamper in the back ready for a Teddy Bears picnic..LOL

Copic Colors 

Car

B39, 37, 34

Interior 

W7, 5. 3. 1

Rodger

E79, 77, 74, 71

Background shading

W7, 5, 3, 1 

As always I have decorated the inside.  I use a pearly paper for a message. just love the way it shimmers and shines.

Crafty Bits & Bobs

Digital image ~ Rodger the Bear from Ellephantastic

Design papers ~ Slice (I think) 

Spots embossing folder ~ From Sweet Stamps 

Martha Stewart border punch

Nessies Oval die

Sliver glitter pen 

Crackle paint 

Natural string, sentiment, ribbon and card stock and pearly paper from stash.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges 

CCEE Stampers ~ No Buckles, Bows, Buttons, Brads

Pals Paper Arts ~ Punches (border punch)

Rainbow Lady~ Movie Theme (mine is "Driving Miss Daisy")

Southern Girls ~ Add an Animal

Cards for Men ~ Embossing 

Pink Paper Paradise ~ Anything Goes  

Whatever you're doing today, Have a good one...

and remember 

Keeepppp Crafting