Crafty Angels - In Vogue

Hi!! We have a great challenge for you over on Crafty Angels this week! Shirley would like to see you use your 'in vogue' papers on your creations. 

I am also entering into the Just Magnolia with this card as I used their fabby sketch :)

I think the fantabulous Magnolia papers are very in vogue and that's what I used!! I just love the feel of these papers.. so lush  :)

Sweet beautiful Tilda is from Magnolia's Fairytale collection and I've coloured her using copic markers. I gently rubbed the colourless blender over her dress to give it a faded, mabye more textured look.. not sure about it :S 

I added a touch of stickles to her flower and head dress. 

The sentiment is a die cut - In Circles Birthday Sentiments. I've inked the edges with brushed cordorory and added a little pearl.. I love my pearls, lol!! 

To complete the card I added a cherry blossom, some inked and stickled roses, a swirl and more pearls. The heart doily is an ebay bargain that I was lucky enough to pick up ;)

To be in with a chance of winning our monthly prize all you have to do is play along this week but please make sure to link to your creation and not your blog, and link back to the Crafty Angels blog.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!!

Stamp Something - Happy Somethings

Good afternoon. Guess who forgot it was Friday??!! Seriously, I have no idea what day I thought it was because the kids are in school, but I  know I didn't think it was Friday, lol!!

Anyhoooooooo, a little later than usual.. here is my DT card for Stamp Something! Our theme this week is Happy Somethings and we are being sponsored by Karen's Doodles. 

As Father's Day is coming up soon I decided to go with that theme for my card. I used this fantabulous image called Born to Ride.

I coloured my image using copic markers and the 'happy' on the flag is a Studio G. I used Tim Holtz papers and grey card that I got in The Crafty Alley's kit and machine stitched it with black thread for contrast. The 'Journey' philosophy tag is from Tim Holtz idea-ology range. My border was done using the EK Success binder edge punch.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp: Recipe
C.R.A.F.T - Father's Day/Men's Cards

Paper Cutz: Father's Day
Double Dutch: Father's Day
My Time to Craft: For someone special/Special occasion
 Cards for Men: Father's Day

Thanks for popping in today. Please do visit my teamies' blogs to see their Happy Somethings and don't forget that the Stamp Something DT call is still running. You  have until June 17th to enter. Details are on the BLOG.

Have a great weekend!

Sandie

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ABC Challenges - W for Weather

Good morning!! It's a wet day here again today, I'm guessing Summer is our rain season now, lol!! 

This fortnight the theme on ABC Challenges is

W is for Weather.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Secret Crafter

I used the sketch on Sketch Saturday when making my card. I am also entering into the Anyone for Anya? challenge which is HOT, HOT, HOT. 

My image is from The Greeting Farm's Rain, Snow, Shine collection and I've coloured her using copic markers. My papers are BG Kioshi and they are mounted with PM cardstock. My gems are also PM. 

The sentiment is from a SeeD's pack that has never even been opened before.. it's amazing what having a clean up find, lol. I used both the circle and scalloped circle nestabilities to make the half circle for the sentiment. 

Thanks for popping by and have a great day!! Hopefully it's  a better day where you are :)

DT Creative Card Crew - Thank You

Hi everyone!! Well I survived the mini marathon yesterday, even though we were soaked. The rain really let us have it, lol. The atmosphere was great, as always and I'm sure plenty of charities will benefit greatly!! I even raised a little money for the Offaly Dyslexia Group.

This fortnights challenge on Creative Card Crew has been set by Victoria and she is also sponsoring us for this challenge with Stampin Up Products.The theme Victoria has chosen is:

Thank You

Here's the prize that Victoria is offering one lucky winner

I went with clean and simple for this one.. now I know it's not clean and simple by some people's standards but it is for me, lol!! I used some off cuts of papers I have piled up, ripped and inked all the edges and then layered them.  

I made the tag using Labels 4 nestabilities and Waltzing Mouse nestie compatible stamps. It did bleed out a little as I used watercolour paper and this does tend to happen, but I like the effect. 

The ribbon and twine are from my stash. 

Thanks so much for visiting, please do visit my teamies' blogs to say hello. And don't forget to enter our challenge this fortnight to be in with a chance of winning all those wonderful Stampin' Up supplies!!

Crafty Angels - Favourite Stamp

The challenge on Crafty Angels this week is to use your Favourite Stamp. Right now the Fairytale Magnolias are a hot favourite for me. They are so sweet. 

I altered an mdf door hanger using some of the new Tim Holtz papers, prima flowers and bling and a gorgeous Tilda.

Close up of the prima bling & flowers

Tilda has been coloured using copic markers and I've added stickles to her wings. I've also used stickles on the flowers. All the edges of the door hanger have been inked using Vintage Photo.. love the effect!! 

Thanks for popping in today. Please do go visit my teamies' blogs and don't forget to play along this week for a chance at the monthly prize. 

Stamp Something Challenges, Stampin' for the Weekend & PaperPlay

Good morning!

Well here we are, another Friday, can you believe it's already June?! My older boys are out of school for the summer and the little man will be finished in another 3 weeks. 

It's been a bit of a rollercoaster week. My brother's best friend died on Monday and it threw me all out. I have no concentration and have found it so hard to get my DT work done this week. 

On a happier note, my little one has her introduction day today for 'big school' in September. It would all be good only we've been informed that we need to 'drop and go'.. *deep breath... hold... exhale...* We've also been told that we shouldn't hang around the windows.. dang!! lol!!

Enough waffling......

I have 3 cards to share today so apologies for the long post. I'll keep the blurb to a minimum .. like I have so far, right?!! lol!!

First is my PaperPlay which should have been posted yesterday, but like I've said.. I couldn't get my head straight all week. 

We are being sponsored by our regular monthly sponsor, Stitchy Bear Stamps. Our winner will recieve 4 gorgeous images, hand picked by me :) 

I am also entering it into Crafty Alley's challenge which is  the sketch I've used, and into Scrap Whispers challenge "Something New" - All 3 images I've used on my cards today are new.

I added stickles to her dress and hair bands, and around the sentiment for loads of sparkle.

Image: Mo Manning

Papers: Magnolia 

Tools: Circle/scalloped circle nesties, cuttlebug, copic markers, stickles. 

Ribbon and flowers from my stash.

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Next up is Stamp Something Challenges. 

It's Stamp Something's first digi day!!!  We want you to use a digi on your creation. 

Our sponsors include Some Odd Girl, Bugaboo, Di's digis, Sew Many and Meljen Designs

I messed up a little here as I was supposed to use a different image, by Some Odd Girl, but again.. head all over the place this week. I had her coloured up and ready to go and then got totally side-tracked and ended up using this cutie by Meljens Designs. 

I went a little bit MS crazy and punched out 3 rows with the Doily Lace punch. The image is coloured with copic markers, backed with bazzil and then mounted on 3D foam dots. The butterfly punch is also from MS. The papers are PM Rose Garden.. I seriously need more of this!!

Stamp Something also have a DT call open. I can't believe it's been almost 6mths since I joined up and I shall miss it very much when my time is done. You can check out the details HERE.

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Last, but by no means least, is my Stampin' for the Weekend.

Our theme this week is Summer/Travel and we are being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!! 

The very lucky winner will recieve a $25 store coupon and shipping is also free!! How great is that??!!

I went with the Summer theme!! I used another Mo's image on this one. She is called Finna and  I was very lucky to get her free on Facebook, thank you so much Mo!! She's been coloured with copic markers and the sentiment is a Studio G. My papers are BG Kioshi, love them!! The flowers are Prima and I've added a Kaisercraft pearl in the centre. The ribbon is American Crafts. 

Well I hope you are still with me, lol..... Please do hop over to all of my teamies' blogs and leave them a little love. Don't forget that there are 2 DT calls out, on PaperPlay and on Stamp Something. If you fancy your chances  then pop over to their blogs for all the details.

Have an absolutely fantastic weekend and happy crafting!!

Crafty Angels - A Sketch by Me :)

"I'm late, I'm late.. for a very important date. No time to say hello, goodbye! I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!" lol. I know exactly how poor white rabbit felt!!

This week on Craty Angels there is a sketch, created by me, to follow. 

Here is my take on it:

I am convinced that these PM Blueberry Hill papers are gonna last for-ev-er!! I am still using the same A4 pack that I bought about 6mths ago or more, great value or what!! For this card I mounted it with pink cardstock.

Sweet Tilda is from the gorgeous Magnolia Fairytale Collection and she's been coloured using copic markers.. and a touch of stickles. I've cut her out and mounted her on 3D foam dots. The butterfly was punched out using Martha Stewart punch and I've inked and stickled the edges. The flowers have also been blinged up with stickles.

The gems and star eyelet were from my stash. 

Thanks for dropping by, please do pop over to my teamies' blogs to see their take on the sketch. 

Have a great day and happy crafting :) 

Sandie

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