PFOP meets Crafty Angels

Good morning.. late, late, late.. eeek!! I've got so many things going on this week I just know I'll be chasing my tail for most of it!

Anyway, I did unthinkable with my card for today ... I combined 2 DT challenges *oh the shame*

On Pocket Full of Posies we have a colour combo of Peach and Aqua, -  this was soooooo much easier than I thought it would be. I had a freak out moment when I learned what the colours were, lol. 

...and on Crafty Angels we have a theme of Something Old, Something New. This will be my last DT submission for Crafty Angels as I am stepping down as DT member. It's been a blast but it's just time for me to move on.

The papers are DCWV Pocket Full of Posies (how appropriate, lol) and I've had them for.ev.er! My beautiful Mermaid Tilda is from the new Magnolia Summer kit. I coloured her in using copics and sponged the background with distress ink. 

Don't you just LOVE the water splashes??!! They were sent to me courtesy of Jacque when I won one of her fabulous blog candies earlier in the year. The pearls are snippets from a Prima swirl and my flowers are a combination of Wild Orchid and Prima.

Challenges:
Wild Orchid Challenge blog - Lovely Lace

Pile it On - Stretch that Plastic (incorporate something plastic or stretchy - my plastic water splashes)

Create 4 Fun - Use flowers

Crafty Creations - Happy or Sweet

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

The Creative Cottage - Touchy Feely (texture/layers)

Papertake Weekly - Cutie Patootie

Gingersnap Creations - Markers

Daring Card Makers - Layer it Up

Thanks for visiting me today. Please take a minute to visit my teamies' blogs to see their wonderful work. The sun has just poked it's head out here so the kiddos can finally get to play outside. I may even join them for some trampolining!!

Have a magical Monday!

Sandie

xXx

Crafty Angels meets Waltzing Mouse

Good morning!! This week over on Crafty Angels our theme is Shabby Chic. 

I used the sketch from Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge blog.

I recently bought some of the older Tildas from ebay and thought this was the perfect opportunity to ink one up. She's been coloured using TH distress inks and, as always, I've stickled the wings as we all know Tildas need a little Star Dust on their wings ;)

She is sitting on a TH diecut that Katie very kindly sent to me.  It's been inked with Brushed Cordoroy. I used a sentiment from WMS Rescue Rememdies Additions and a Very Vintage Labels 2 stamp to frame it. The gorgeous swirl is also from the Labels 2 set.

My papers are My Mind's Eye "Quite Contrary" and they were free on a crafting magazine that I picked up last week... well the magazine cost €5.80.. but it still feels like a bargain, lol. All of my papers have been ripped and inked and as always, my flowers have been inked and stickled. 

Thanks for popping by today and have a great Monday

Sandie

xXx

Pocket Full of Posies & Crafty Angels

Morning!! I hope you are all having a great Monday :) Today I have 2 cards to share with you.. 

First up is my DT card for Crafty Angels. Our theme this week is to use Red & Black on our projects. I really wasn't sure if I had ANY red papers but in my hunt through my paper stash I found some Basic Grey pads that contained reds.. phew!!

 The cute image is by Wild Rose Studios, and it was such a joy to colour. I used the sketch from Lili of the Valley, but not a LOTV image so I don't qualify for the prize *sulks*.  The lace is one I've had for about 2yrs. I got it when Rusty Pickle's Princess Pirate range came out and have been hoarding it ever since, lol, but as this is the year of the stash for a lot of people - as in you have to use what you have before you can buy more - I am delving into the stockpiles.

 I finished off my card by adding just a few black gems and some Wild Orchid flowers. 

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Next up is my Pocket Full of Posies card. This week there is a sketch to follow

Remember you can flip, roatate or rescale the elements but we must be able to see the sketch and you must use flowers.

I am also entering into the Anyone for Anya? challenge which is a colour combo of Black, White & Pink. My card also happens to fit the challenge on the brand new Wild Orchid Challenge blog - Say it with Flowers.

My image is a limited edition 80's Anya. I've coloured her using copic markers and the used circle nesties to cut her out and to create the circle behind her. The pom pom trim is another from Rusty Pickle's Princess Pirate. The papers are called Tomboy Princess by Miss Elizabeth..... wonderful value at €1.65 for six sheets of 12x12's!!

The flowers are from Wild Orchid and again I've used black gems to finish off.

Thanks so much for popping by today. Please do visit my teamies to see their wonderful creations.

Crafty Angels meets Just Magnolia

Good morning!! On Crafty Angels this week we have a fab colour combo for you  - Teal & Brown. I absolutely love this combo!! I used the sketch from Just Magnolia but flipped it sideways.

My teamie, Jan, from Stampin' for the Weekend was kind enough to send me some Magnolia Fairytale images this week and she also included this Edwin.. already masked on the fence! Happy days!! 

As I am still building my copic stash up I didn't have any teal so I used both distress inks and copics on my image. Edwin's clothes are inks, the rest is copics. For a change I decided not to add stickles to the wings.. for now, lol!!

My papers are from the Brook Collection by Crate Paper Inc. I've edged them all with Vintage Photo. The background of my image is very lightly shaded with Stormy Sky.

The pin is from Tim Holtz. The ribbon is another from a Raspberry Ribbons kit and the buttons are from my stash.

Other challenges I'm entering:

Practical Scrappers - Patterned Paper

Creative Cottage - One for the Boys
Sew Many Challenges - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful Monday! 

Sandie

xXx

Crafty Angels meets Simon Says Stamp

Morning all :) We're off to the zoo today, naughty parents taking the kiddos out of school for a day of fun, lol. 

Before I set off I would like to share my DT card for Crafty Angels. The theme this week is "Ripping and Tearing". I used the sketch from Simon Says Stamp so am entering into their challenge. 

These hAnglar stamps are sooo running close being my favourite cutsie stamps. I tell ya, they are giving my Maggies a run for their money.... of course I don't have any of the fairytale Maggies yet so I'll hold off on judgment for now, haha!!

I have coloured using Copic sketch markers and gave her an outline to make her 'pop'. The papers have been ripped and inked with vintage photo.

I've used Star Dust Stickles on all of my flowers, the butterfly and the wings on my image. I've also inked the flowers with Victorian Velvet distress inks. I made the photo corners using the co-ordinating cardstock and have also inked & stickled them. The ribbon and white ric rac is from my stash.

Image: hAnglar and stAngler kit 4
Papers: PM Rose Garden & Coredinations cardstock
Tools: TH distress inks, copic markers, x-Cut 3D butterly punch, oval & scallop oval
nestabilities, cuttlebug

Thanks for visiting, have a great day
Sandie
xXx

Crafty Angels - One for the Girls

Good morning!! I have the kiddos home with me today as I went and left my car keys in my hubby's jeep and he's gone away for the day... of course the kids are delighted, lol, but me.. not so much!! They are being really good and even want to help clean today so I won't complain too much :D 

Our theme on Crafty Angels this week is ONE FOR THE GIRLS. 

I am also entering into Just Magnolia's special monthly challenge which is "It takes 2". They are asking that you use 2 or more Magnolia images on your project (not including sentiments)

I have been meaning to finish off this album for a while now. It's the one I had planned on doing for a class a while back but the event was unfortunately cancelled. However, since I'd already come up with the idea of using these coasters as album pages AND I had the papers I had requested for the class (K&Co. "McKenna") in my stash I went ahead and made it for myself anyway - only I turned it into a recipe book.

I used Magnolia's "Yummy for your Tummy" collection and in total I used 15 of their images throughout the book. There are 3 on the front cover not counting the 'Recipe' stamp. 

I am still deciding on recipes and will take pics of the inside pages as soon as I have them added.

Most of the supplies I've used are avaiable on Crafty Angels website.

Papers: K & Company 'McKenna'

Images: Magnolia 

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts

Lace & Pearls : Crafty Angels

Tools (including inside): Copic Markers, MS  Doily Punch, X-Cut Scallop Punch, MS Heart lace Punch, TH distress inks & stickles.

My sparkly flowers :D 

Thanks for popping in, please do visit my teamies' blogs to see their girly creations!! 

Happy Craftying 

Sandie

xXx

Crafty Angels - Easter Acetate Box Tutorial

Good morning! Our theme over on Crafty Angels this week is Easter and today I have an acetate Easter gift box to share. I actually remembered to take pics of each stage to show you how I did it... a little tutorial :)

These make great gifts and are not all that difficult to do.

I started with an acetate box that I got last year from Pez-A-Doodle Designs. I decided on using some of the gorgeous spring Magnolia Papers and a Bildmalarna image called Little Mimosa. I had planned on using the Studio G sentiments as in the picture but by the time I got to the end I'd changed my mind and used a sentiment from the CC Designs kit. 

I started by adhering the Vintage Yellow Quilt paper on first leaving it just a shade shorter than the box. The box was just over 4" tall so I cut my paper at exactly 4". Then I added the Daffodil paper, this I cut at 2.5". 

I got some plain white card and used the MS Doily Lace punch to make a decorative border. I slipped in under all 4 sides of the daffodil paper. 

I used some cotton lace all around the top, just a tiny bit under the line of the Vintage Yellow Quilt.

Next I started on my image. I stamped using Staz-On which I find works well with watercolouring. I know a lot of people use Versafine for watercolouring but I've never had a problem with Staz-On. 

I used TH distress inks, both reinkers and pads, and a watertank brush. Instead of using a tissue to wipe my brush in between colours and shading I use a baby wipe as I find it better for taking the colour off my brush. 

I cut my image out and used 3D pop dots to stick her on to the front of the box. The sentiment is stamped using Rich Cocoa momento ink and I've distressed the background using tattered rose and antique linen. I also adhered it to the box with pop dots.

The next step had to be done VERY quickly as there are kids around and they can smell chocolate within 200yds!! I used a selection of Easter chocolates that I bought in Aldi last week. I knew they'd be perfect for Easter projects like this :) 

Fill up the box, close in the flaps and presto... one very cute Easter gift for someone special :)

I am entering into a few challenges:
Allsorts Challenge - 'Rags to Riches' ( alter something)
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Easter
Roses on Paper - Punch It
Charisma Cardz - Spring has Sprung
Cute Card Thursday - Dimensions
Sew Many Challenges - Punch It

I've  never entered so many challenges with one card before, lol. It's kinda fun!!

Thanks for popping in and I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial. Don't forget to check out the other DT ladies blogs to see what wonderful creations they've been making. 

Have a very happy Monday

Sandie

xXx

Crafty Angels and some challenges.

The Crafty Angels challenge is set by Shirley this week and she would like to see some paperpiecing on your projects. 

I used one of my favourite Tilda's for this one and paperpieced all of her clothing :)

I made an easel card as requested by Just Magnolia Challenges and worked to the Simon Says Stamp sketch over on PaperCraft Planet.

My papers are BG Urban Prairie and I'm also entering into Basic Grey Challenges with their theme Tutti Frutti. 

Thanks for visiting and please do jump over to the Crafty Angels blog this week to play along.

Crafty Angels and some challenges

We have a great challenge over on Crafty Angels this week. Evonne has picked the theme and she wants to see butterflies on your creations. 

I followed Sketch Saturday's sketch, Whiff of Joy's theme of 'Coffee & Cream', ABC Challenges want some PaperPiecing, Crafty Creations want Monochromatic and A Spoonful of Sugar are asking for Beads so I am entering into these challenges also :) 

My papers are (again) PM Nostalgia Warm and they've been inked and edged with Brushed Cordoroy distress ink. I've paperpieced the image with the same papers. 

The sweet image is from Whiff of Joy, as is the sentiment. I used 3D pop dots on the image to give the card more dimention

The gorgeous flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts and as always they have been stickled to add some sparkle. 

The tiny butterflies are from a Craft Tonic punch set I bought 'way back when' and it's been in the back of a cabinet ever since, lol.

Thanks for looking and have a great Monday!! Don't forget to check back later, I will be adding CANDY!!!

Crafty Angels - Just Magnolia - Sketch Saturday

Good morning and Happy Monday.! I love Mondays :D 

Today's card I made as my Crafty Angels DT project. Our theme this week is Fantastic Flowers. I also made it with some other challenges in mind:

 Just Magnolia - Love

 Sketch Saturday - Week 90 sketch
Roses on Paper: Pink, Brown & Cream
Simon Say Stamp: What's love got to do with it

I used one of my favourite stamps from Magnolia's Yummy for your Tummy collection called Jam Tilda and coloured her using distress inks. The papers are My Mind's Eye Bohemia and they have been inked and edged with Vintage Photo. 

The flowers have been sparkled up using Star Dust stickles.

The sentiment is from the Valentine collection by Studio G. I have also stickled the hearts and around the sentiment. 

 

This is the 2nd to last Crafty Angels challenge for the current DT. The new team starts on March 1st. Laura has also decided to have a guest each month, and the details for application can be found HERE. 

Don't forget to pop over to my wonderful teamies' blogs to see their Fantasic Flowers!!

Happy Crafting :) 

Crafty Angels - What's your Colour?

Before I get to my card I would just like to say that I am thrilled to have gotten Top 5 on Magnolia Down Under Challenges again. Thanks so much to the girls for picking my card.. it's a real confidence boost :) 

This week on Crafty Angels the theme (as set by me) is What's your Colour. We would like to see you create something using either the colours you feel most represent your personalitly or your favourite colour. One of my favourite colours is GREEN.

I got this super cute Bildmalarna stamp from Laura for my birthday so I just had to use it on my DT card :D 

I came across a new challenge blog called Paper Jewels, home of these wonderful Bildmalarna stamps, and I am entering this card into their first challenge.

I coloured my image using distress inks and added a little Twinkling H2O for some sparkle. My border was punched out using MS Heartlace punch and then inked with Vintage Photo. The cherry blossoms were plain white but I inked the edges with Broken China to match them to my card. I finished off by adding some stickles around my image, I just love how it takes up the colour of the ink under it.

Paper: Magenta - Robins Nest

Image: Bildmalarna - Mimosa's Birdhouse 

Tools - Marth Stewart Heartlace punch, sponge dauber

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts - Cherry Blossoms & closed roses

Distress inks, stickles, lace

Don't forget to pop over to the other DT ladies' blogs to see their colour!! Links on the side -->

Have a great Tuesday and happy crafting :)

Crafty Angels meets Just Magnolia

Good morning. It's a frosty one here again... brrr!!

Today I'd like to share a card I made for my Crafty Angels DT project and for Just Magnolia with their theme "Hearts & Flowers". It also fits this week's Secret Crafter challenge which is "Hearts" and the Stampavie & More challenge which is a colour combo of Pink/Brown. 

Plenty of distress ink was used on this card. I distressed my papers and edged them with Vintage Photo, scrunched up the tag and distressed it with Antique Linen and Tilda has been stamped and distressed with both of the above inks. Even the adage ticket has been inked. 

On the tiny tag I used one of Tim Holtz 'Life's Possiblities' stamps. I adhered that to a grungeboard heart that had been painted with Tea Dye crackle paint and edged with Vintatge Photo ink. The little button was threaded with the string from the tag.

 Papers: MME & Creative Imaginations
Images: Magnolia's Tilda from the Winter Kit & Tim Holtz Visual Artistry
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Grungeboard heart, pearls, buttons, mini tags, adage ticket & ribbon from my stash

I have my little man home today as they have no school so we are off to do some more practicing riding his bike with no stabilisers.. :S

Have a great monday and happy crafting!!

Crafty Angels DT-Magnolia Challenges & PTW again :)

Happy Monday!! I have to admit that I'm actually a fan of Mondays. The kids are back in school, the house has returned to some semblence of normality and I can finally get some down time :)

This past weekend was a very busy one. Saturday started off with an early wake up call from a very talkative 6yr old (I don't know where he gets it from!! :P ) He was excited about going to see Alvin & the Chipmunks. After last week's disappointment with it being sold out I pre-booked the tickets this week AND I invited his 2 cousins along. The movie was hilarious and they all had a fun time!!

Yesterday I travelled to Galway. Finally... after the floods, the weeks of sub zero temps and everything else Mother Nature threw at us I got to do my mini book class.... phew!! It was a long day but I totally enjoyed it. Pics to follow ;)

Sorry for waffling... onto the topic at hand.....

This week on Crafty Angels Laura has set us a challenge of Paperfolding. No pre-creased card allowed, we've got to make our own shaped card. So on to Splitcoast I went... and this is what I decided to make. A Joy Fold card.

Such a simple, yet wonderful idea. The instructions are HERE

I used BG Bittersweet papers with some pink and some brown card. My image is a very cute Valentine Tilda from my Winter Kit. She has been coloured using distress inks (my poor copics are feeling very neglected lately!). I distressed the background with Tattered Rose and edged all of my papers with Vintage Photo. The sentiment inside reads 'Sealed with a Loving Kiss'. The ribbon, placed slightly overlapping the top layer, keeps it all closed together and there is no need to open the ribbon, just slide is down a little.

This is also my entry for

Magnolia Down Under Challenges (Valentine),
Simon Says Stamp(Punch it)
Magnolia-licious Highlights (Pretty in Pink)
and ANOTHER entry for Papertake Weekly's Challenge (Pretty Pink Paptertake. I'm seriously thinking that I use too much pink!... NAH!! How could you have too much pink in your life??!! lol

Thanks for visiting my blog today and I hope you have a great Monday :) Please do check out Caz and Kate's blogs to see what they've created for this challenge.