Basic Grey Challenges - Easter/Spring

Good morning and happy Saturday!

It's time for another challenge over on Basic Grey Challenges and this fortnight we want to see Easter/Spring projects.

I broke out an old{ish} Magnolia for this one. The papers I've chosen to use are Nook & Pantry 6x6, matted with pale yellow and green cardstock. I trimmed out around the legs before using a classic circle nestie to cut the image out, matting it on a scalloped circle cut from the green cardstock and mounting it on dimensionals.

My flower are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the distressed seam binding from Etsy and the pearls are from my stash. Sentiment is by Waltzingmouse Stamps. Doily is from my local kitchen supply store and the border was done using a Martha Stewart Antique Lace punch.

Copics - E00, 01, 11, 41, 43, 44.  R20. G20, 21, 24, 28. Y11, 15, 17, 18. B00, 12. R24, 27, 29.

Challenges -

7 kids College Fund - Easter

Aud Sentiments Challenge  -  Anything goes.

C.R.A.F.T. - Easter

Crafty Purple Frog  - Texture & ribbon

Delightful Challenges  - Easter

Pals Paper Arts - Use flowers.

Paper Take Weekly -  Dimension somewhere On Your Card

Crazy Challenge - #62 Easter

Die Cut Dreams - Easter

House of Gilli - Ribbon and Pearls

Incy Wincy Designs - flower frenzy

My Partner in Crafting Crime  - Layer it up

Ooh La La Creations  - Happy Easter

Pink Elephant  - Easter
Pollycraft  - #88 Easter

Stamp-N-Doodle  - Girly

Stamps R Us  - Easter

There's Magic in the Air  - Fabric and stitching
Woodware USA - Anything goes

Shabby Tea Room -  Doilies and lace {lace punch}

 Don't forget to check out my teamies' blogs to see their wonderful Easter inspiration. And remember - to enter the challenge you must use a Basic Grey product.

PaperPlay Challenges & Colour Me Creative

Good morning! It's been such a busy week thus far and I am so glad the kids will be off school for 2 weeks from this Friday!! Yay.. 2 whole weeks of no school runs, no lunches, no uniforms and NO ROUTINE!! Of course it will most likely mean very little crafty time too, lol.

Today I have 2 cards to share today. I had a full on mojo day yesterday and I made the most of it.

First up is PaperPlay Challenges and this week we have a photo inspiration challenge for you. We are being sponsored by Kenny K Downloads and the DT are all showcasing these fabby digis!! I took the colours as my inspiration

I just love Kenny K's - they are such fun images and are a joy to colour. My papers are from Basic Grey  and have been machine stitched. The sentiment is by Lili of the Valley.

Copics - E00, 01, 11, 50, 51, 53. R20. C8, 5, 3, 1. V00, 04, 07. B12

Challenges - 

Digital Tuesday - Female Image On Card/project

Flourishes -  Flowers, flowers everywhere

Karen's Doodles Netherlands  - Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly -  Dimension somewhere On Your Card

DDH Challenges - Stitches

House of Gilli  - Ribbon and Pearls

My Partner in Crafting Crime  - Layer it up

 Next up is a card I made for the Colour Me Creative challenge which is themed Metallics. 

I used a freebie image from Dustin Pike and some papers I've had in my stash for sooooooo loooooooooong!! lol. 

Challenges -
Simon Says Stamp - For a Child

Woodware USA -  #22 Anything goes

 Make it Monday - Anything goes

Card Ideas - Card/project for Young Child

Catch The Bug  -  Four + Layers

 

Do You Stack Up GDT

Good morning! I was very pleased to be invited as guest designer for Do You Stack Up after being selected as one of their Top 3 recently.

The challenge theme is Scallops and here is what I made using the image provided to me, which is called Gabrielle with Lamb.

I am just loving pink & blue at the moment. These papers are from Papermania and I've had them a long time. I used some scalloped lace to tie in with the theme of the challenge. 

Copics - E00, 01, 11. R20, 81, 83, 85. E42, 43, 44. C1, 3.

Pop over to the DYSU blog to see what wonderful creations the DT have come up with. 

Challenges - 

A Spoonful Of Sugar - All Creatures Great & Small

Digital Tuesday - include a digital element - Female Image On Card/project

Flourishes -  Flowers, flowers everywhere

Back later with a couple more challenge cards.. 

Sandie

xxx

Tickled Pink Challenges & iCopic - PINK!

This week's challege on Tickled Pink is .. yep.. PINK!!
Anything pink.... lots of pink..... a little pink.... as long as it has pink and a TPS image!

 Papers are a mix of Magnolia and Prima matted with blue and pink card from The Paper Mill - all machine stitched. Flower are Wild Orchid and the pink tulle, gems and pins are from my stash. 

I also made this card with iCopic Lover challenge in mind - which is to create a pink project. 

Challenges - 

Flourishes -  Flowers, flowers everywhere

Sweet Stamps  - For The Ladies

Tuesday Throwdown - Sparkle & Bling

DDH Challenges  - Stitches

Karens Doodles - Fancy & Feminine

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Stamp-N-Doodle - Girly

There's Magic in the Air  - Fabric and stitching

Squigglefly - #93 Fabric/stitching

Thanks for dropping by :)

Sandie

xxx

Waltzingmouse Stamps CASE Competition

Back on April 4th, Waltzingmouse Stamps invited you to get your craftiness on and participate in a Waltzingmouse Stamps’ CASE (Copy and Share Everything) Competition - 

We are happy to announce that we have a winner. 

Today we are highlighting this great project made by Cyndie of Artful Heaven.

What a great way to make beautiful jewelry that totally personalized. Cyndie CASED her project from Anya Schrier’s SOAP Day 3 project. 

Thanks to everyone who participated in the competition…your projects were AMAZING!  You can see ALL the competitors right here.

Whiff of Joy DT - Miss Ladybugs

Good morning and happy Sunday! Today I am teaching a Whiff of Joy card class in Galway, at the Spring Extravaganza, and I am really looking forward to catching up with everyone again. We will be doing some stamping & copic colouring and hopefully at the end of the class everyone will will end up with this card.... with their own personal touches too :)

Beautiful Miss Ladybugs has been coloured with copic markers to match my Spring paper pad. All of my papers have been inked and machine stitched. The little tag has been cut out using the smaller tag die in the Sweet Hearts tag set.. love that there are 2 sizes!! The cloud border has been done using the Clouds border die. I cut the butterflies out from one of the design papers then inked and stickled them. I've also added a touch of stickles to my flowers and finished off with some pearls. The sentiment is from the General Sayings II - English Sentiments.

I have also done out a tutorial on my copic colouring and anyone taking my class will have  a copy of it to bring home with them.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Spring colors/Easter

Anything Goes Challenge - Pearls

2 Sisters - Spring
Card Creations & More By C - Spring related
Catch The Bug - Four + Layers

Little Claire's  -  Any Celebration with Spring Theme or Colours

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Fashionista Friday - Spring

The Rubber Cafe - Easter/Spring

 

Have a great Sunday!!

Sandie

xXx

Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge - Anything Goes

Today I have 2 cards to share that I made for Just Magnolia's special monthly challenge of Anything Goes. There is also the option of adding buttons and I've just realised it's something I'm desperately short of! A button splurge is due soon me thinks! 

Anyway, my first card is an Easter card. I just love this image for Easter cards. I've used copics as my colouring medium. My papers are from Prima's "Jack and Jill" collection, matted with green and grape cardstock. 

All of my papers have been machine stitched. The flowers are from Wild Orchid crafts and Tabby Crafts. I slipped a half doily in behind the top layer of papers and added some Prima bling to finish off. My sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps. 

The image on this second card is one I had coloured up for a "Blue" colour challenge a few weeks back but I didn't get a chance to get it finished off. The papers are MME "Stella Rose"

I've also used Wild Orchid flowers and Prima bling on this one, along with some off white pearls. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

I'm also entering into the following challenges:

For Fun Challenges - bunny

Freshly Brewed  - flowers

Simon Says Stamp - Spring colors/Easter

Anything Goes Challenge - Pearls

Clear It Out!  - Flowers, Flowers & more Flowers

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Easter

Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes + Optional - Something New 

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations - Happy Easter

Pink Elephant- Easter

Thanks for popping in!! 

Have a wonderful day

Sandie