Natalie & Amy's 'Flowers' Challenge

Good morning all. 

It is the end of the month already and time for a new challenge over at Natalie & Amy's and this month it is all about 'Flowers'. I had this image brought for me a little while ago and this is the first time I am using it and I have to say it is really cute. I cut the frame and flower border from the Silhouette store and welded them together to get the desired effect. The bling is actually clear but I think it was reflecting on my t-shirt as I took the photo.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's

Card Stock - Lidl

Designer Paper - Unsure In My Scrap's Box

Image & Sentiment - Crafter's Companion The Makey Bakey Mice 'Thanks Petal'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Ink - Momento 'Tuxedo Black'

Die Cut - Flower Border #62754 by Tanya Batrak

Gems - Crystal Rhinestone Border 'Left Overs' & Odd Ones

Adhesive - Collall All Purpose & 3d Foam Squares

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Mouse - Burnt Orange, Spice, Ginger, Saffron, Champagne, Putty & Antique White

Flowers - Marsh Green, Pressed Leaf, Canary Yellow & Soft Lime

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

My Time To Craft 'Fantasy' Challenge

Good morning and thank you for joining me, it is time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft and this week we are looking for all things relating to 'Fantasy'. This is where I sometimes struggle as I do prefer the more real life images but I love this little dragon and therefore it was an easy make.

The adorable image called 'Little Friends' is by Elisabeth Bell and was sold by Sweetpea Stamps but has now been retired. I used just one sheet of designer paper from the Papermania Happy Days stack and the corner flourish and sentiment were from the Silhouette store.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's
Card Stock - Bazzill
Designer Paper - Papermania 'Happy Days'
Image - Sweet Pea Stamps 'Little Friends' now retired but by Elisabeth Bell
Sentiment - Create With TLC 'Freebie'
Medium - Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Spectrum Noir Pencils
Twine - The Hobby House
Die Cuts - Stars Flourishes Corner #68593 by Studio Illustrado & Star #17339 by Silhouette

Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Spectrum Noir Pencils Used:-

Greens - Olive Green, Marsh Green, Lime Green &Lme Zest + 45, 56, 57 & 58
Blues - Celestial Blue, Sky Blue & Glacier Blue + 65 & 66
Browns - Cinnamon & Tan
Yellows - Yellow

Challenges I would like to enter into:-

Elisabeth Bell's World Blog Hop

Good afternoon and welcome to Elisabeth Bell's Digi Bell's February New Release Blog Hop. Hopefully you arrived here from Linda's blog and have already been wowed by her fabulous creation but if you just happened to be passing you may want to head over to the start HERE.

Yet again we have two fabulous images to share with you and I love them both. They work so well individually and also together.

The first image is called 'Anna' and the second is called 'Puppy Surprise', both are available to buy from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection. Now some of you fan's may have seen these images before as they were once release in rubber format as one stamp and sold at S.C.A.C.D.

OK so for my card today I went with a different style and am not totally sure it works but hey ho it is too late to change it now lol. It is a gate fold style card, I added Anna to the front along with a charm and a little twine to hold the card closed, once the top flap is lifted you see the wording (sorry for the bad placement of twine during photographing) and then once that flap is lowered you see the puppy surprise. 

I took several photo's as it is difficult to see it all. 

This is it closed.

With the top flap lifted.

Both flaps are now open.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Bazzill

Image - As Above

Die Cut - Gate Fold With Ribbon #14812 by Samantha Walker

Charm & Twine - Stash

A couple of close up's of the images themselves.

Here is the line up of all the ladies taking part.

Mary Lou - http://marylouscorner.blogspot.com/

Linda S. http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com/

Julie - http://julieprice3.wordpress.com

Carla - http://carlasstampingspot.blogspot.com/

Linda - http://pysselbus.blogspot.com/

Kim - http://kimscardcorner.blogspot.co.uk/ Your HERE

Carol - http://clutzycards.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/ebw-challenge-for-february.html 

Lynda - http://LyndasScrappyPlace.blogspot.com

Alethea - http://lilodesigns.blogspot.com/

And finally back to

The Digi Bells Blog - http://digibellsdt.blogspot.com/

Right now it is time for you to hop on over to see what Carol has created for you.

Just before you go I would like to say a big thank you to all the Digi Bell's ladies for making my time with them a pleasure. This is my last post as part of being their guest designer.

Elisabeth Bell Digi Bell's Guest DT Card

Hello and welcome to what I am sad to say will be my last post as part of Elisabeth Bell's Digi Bell's guest design team. I have had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed working along side you lovely ladies.

So I have finished my term off with this card using 'Giddyup Pony' available from Elisabeth Bell's Digital Collection. It is a great image to colour and even though I paired it with Christmas backing papers I think it works. I added the sheriff border and a bit of twine to finish it off.

 Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's
Card Stock - Bazzill
Designer Paper - Dovecraft Back To Basics Christmas 'Modern'
Image - Elisabeth Bell 'Giddyup Pony'
Sentiment - Computer Generated
Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Die Cut - Western Words Set 1 #29061 by Jennifer Wambach & Cowboy Border Set #61466 by Studio Illustrado
Twine - Hobby Craft
Gems - Dovecraft - Enamel Dots

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - E21, E51, E00 & E000
Hair & Horse Mane - Sleigh Bell, Mustard & Pastel Yellow
Shirt - Blue Grey 1, 2 & 3
Trousers & Hat Band - Blue Lake, Denim Blue & Caribbean Blue
Horse - Caramel, Sandstone & Champagne
Hat, Belt & Boots - Walnut, Cinnamon, Tan & March Hare
Neckerchief - Meadow Green & Pressed Leaf
Flowers & Neckerchief - Berry Red & Chilli Red
Ropes & Horse Stick - Umber, Firewood & Tawny Owl 

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Elisabeth Bell's World 'Pretty In Pink' Challenge

Hello and welcome to another post for my part of Elisabeth Bell's guest design team. As this is my last challenge post I would just like to say a very big thank you to all the ladies for having me on the team, I have thoroughly enjoyed myself. 

It is time for a new challenge over at Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge and this month the challenge is 'Pretty In Pink'.

For my card I turned to the very first Elisabeth Bell stamp I ever purchased and that was back in the day when they were sold by Sugar Nellie. This image is called 'Daisy' and I love this image, it is so versatile and can be used for so many occasions, today I went with a birthday. I believe it is now available through Elphine House Australia but I could not link directly to it as the shop is down.

Although my card stock looks red it is actually a magenta or hot pink colour. My patterned paper is another from my scrap box but I do know this is from First Edition but not which stack. A die cut border and a few butterflies along with some gems to finish it off.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's

Card Stock - Limetree Crafts

Designer Paper - First Edition ?

Image - Elisabeth Bell 'Daisy'

Sentiment - Crafter's Companion Moonbeam Meadow 'Hugs & Kisses

Gems - Crafts Too Gem Wheel - Pastels & Corner One's Unknown

Die Cuts - 4 Spring Flower Borders #57081 by Kolette Hall & Butterflies #45052 by Michelle Renee

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - E21, E51, E00 & E000

Hair - Mustard, Daffodil Bloom, Vanilla & Primrose

Jeans - Pink Lobster, Shocking Pink & Cerise

T-Shirt - Pink Carnation, Sorbet & Pink Mittens

Grass & Leaves - Marsh Green & Pressed Leaf

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Creative Card Crew - Birthday With Sentiment 02/03

Passion For Promarkers - Letters Of The Alphabet (P For Pink) 03/03

Bunny Zoe's - For The Girls 09/03

My Time To Craft 'Lace' Challenge

Good morning all, thank you for joining me. I wish this weather would decide what it wants to do, it is freezing one minute and then lovely and warm the next. 

My apologies this post should have been up this morning but between feeling ill and being busy it just didn't happen because it was still sat in drafts lol. I am so not good with making in advance because I forget to post them!

Anyhow onto the matter in hand, it is time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft and this week we want to see your 'Lace'. Nice and easy for some but quite a challenge for others, give it a go you might just surprise yourself!

For my card today I used this amazing image which I brought about a year ago and have never used, that is so bad especially as it is so so adorable. I used papers from my scrap box and just played around with them. I added two rows of lace across the card before attaching a bow made from the same lace.

 Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's

Card Stock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - All From My Scraps Box

Image & Sentiment - Crafter's Companion 'Wild About You'

Medium - Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Spectrum Noir Pencils

Die Cut - Set Of Six Banners #41654 by Miss Kate Cuttables

Lace - Let's Create

Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Pencils Used:-

Giraffe - Mustard, Pastel Yellow & Daffodil Bloom + 11, 13 & 17. Tan, March Hare & Satin + 109, 110 & 111. Warm Grey 1, 2 & 3 

Bird & Flowers - Blossom, Pink Mittens, Pale Blossom + 34, 35 & 41

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
Creative Card Crew - Birthday With Sentiment 01/03
ABC Challenge - D For Die Cuts 01/03

My Time To Craft 'Oriental' Challenge

Good morning, I hope you are all well.

It is time for a new challenge over at My Time To Craft and this week we are going all 'Oriental' one of my least favourite subjects to craft to. I had nothing to fit this challenge so off I went to my local craft store which is run by Mark & Jo Channon (Jo is from Create & Craft for those of you that watch it) and at first Jo was as blank as me until we went rummaging around the store. I decided on the Tattered Lace Die called Oriental Birdcage and those coins you see in the photo. 

I cut the die in white card stock and then painted it in Rich Gold Cosmic Shimmer and did the same to my card stock to get the perfect colour match. I found the script on the fan on Google and just cut, folded and inked to get to look the way it does. For my background I cut a bamboo stencil on my Silhouette Cameo and then inked it with Bundled Sage, Old Paper & Frayed Burlap Distress Inks masking off sections until it was all completed and although it took some time to do it this way I like the effect it gave. The sentiment was also found on Google and a little bit of twine to carry my coins and it was done.

All items used linked below photo.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy

All Card Stock - Limetree Crafts

Stencil - Bamboo #52466 by Elizabeth Mayne

Inks - Ranger Distress Inks 'Old Paper, Bundled Sage & Frayed Burlap'

Die - Tattered Lace 'Oriental Birdcage' 

Script & Sentiment - Google

Coins & Twine - Let's Create

Ok now let's see what you can make.

Elisabeth Bell Digi Guest DT Card

Good morning all and welcome to another post from me as my part of the Elisabeth Bell Digi Bells Guest Design Team.

I decided a couple of weeks ago whilst sorting out to try and use my never ending stash of items in my craft room before I buy any more. So with this in mind I made this card using another of the fabulous new release images from Elisabeth Bell called 'Valentine Angel Reading' along with some odd papers, just a few a of the massive amounts of flowers I have and a small piece of ribbon.

 "Flowers" I hear you shout, "you never use flowers" and that is exactly why I have so many, well that and the fact my mum purchased a massive selection of them from a car boot sale last year for just a couple of pounds but they are all unusual colours which really throws me. Anyhow I put a few on this card, still not sure if I like it or not but my stash is now 6 flowers lighter lol.

The colours for this card were determined by the flowers, I added glossy accents and then glamour dust to the wings after I first coloured it with a soft promarker.

 Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's

Card Stock - Lidl

Designer Papers - Papermania 'Happy Days'

Image - Elisabeth Bell 'Valentine Angel Reading'

Sentiment - Create With TLC freebie

Ribbon - My ever lasting stash

Flowers - Car Boot Sale

Die Cuts - Fern Branches #63957 by Kolette Hall, Heart Ribbon Border #7024 by Snapdragon Snippets & Heart Swirl #62862 by Carina Gardner

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - E21, E51, E00 & E50

Hair - Earth Yellow, Mustard, Vanilla & Primrose

Wings - Soft Lime

Top - Canary, Lemon, Soft Lime, Orange, Mango & Soft Peach

Trousers - Leaf Green, Green Shoot & Meadow Green

Book - Putty, Antique White, Mango, Soft Peach, Lemon, Soft Lime, Caramel, Cappucchino, Sandstone & Champagne

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Papertake Weekly - Hearts & Flowers 17/02

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes 03/03

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes 17/02 

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes With Handmade Bow 01/03

Thanks for stopping by, see you all soon.

Crafty Calendar 'Anything Goes' & My Time To Craft 'Banners & Bunting' Challenge

Good morning all, yet another cold day here so glad to be staying in.

It is time for another challenge at both My Time To Craft & Crafty Calendar, My Time's challenge is 'Buntings or Banners' and Crafty Calendar's is 'Anything Goes' so I decided to tie the two together. 

Crafty Calendar are being sponsored by A Random Fan who gave us a couple of cute image's to play with as well as a prize for you.

I chose to use 'Winter Kiss' on my card today. The bunting/banner was cut on my Silhouette machine as was the sentiment and the image with mat layer. After putting these items together  thought the card was a little bare so decided to add the rhinestone gems.

Supplies:-

6" Card Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's

Card Stock - Limetree Crafts

Designer Papers - Me To You 'With Love'

Image - A Random Fan 'Winter Kiss'

Medium - Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Spectrum Noir Pencils

Ribbon - The Hobby House

Rhinestone - Imaginisce

Die Cuts - Love You Banner #55228 by Kolette Hall, Pennant Garland Set #56984 by Sophie Gallo 

Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Spectrum Noir Pencils Used:-

Oops I didn't write down the pencil numbers

Skin - E21, E51 & Eoo

Hair - Walnut, Henna & Terracotta

Heart - Berry Red & Lipstick Red

Pinks - Watermelon, Baby Pink & Pale Pink

Greens - Khaki, Frosted Leaf & Pastel Beige

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

To be edited.

Thanks for stopping by.

Silhouette Challenges #21 "3d Item For Craft Room"

Good Morning!

It's time for another challenge over at Silhouette Challenges. This month is
(3D Item for your Craft Room).

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Now onto the Challenge Info. 

Ch# 21 "3D item for your Craft Room"

Begins: Sunday, Feb 1

Ends: Saturday, Feb 28

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

So onto my project or projects I should say, a lot of you will know that I have been making things for my craft room all from just one stack of paper pad so I continued the theme.

Firstly I made this handy little box to store my sketch pens in, I actually need to make another one as I have more pens than this one holds. So I used a file by Jamie Cripps #46244 3d Sketch Pen Holder in the Silhouette Store.

Here are a couple of views to show just how little room it takes up. Excuse the wonky letters I did fix them after seeing the photo.

Next I made this 3d Ribbon Holder Cards & Box #45600 by Jamie Cripps also from the Silhouette Store. My intention with this was to make one box for each colour family in the hope that I could just take out a box and perhaps get through my never ending supply of ribbon BUT as you will see in the next photo I quite simply have too much ribbon.

This is just one of my drawers of ribbon I still have those odd rolls in this drawer to change to the card system plus another whole drawer to sort through.

What I did do using my Promarkers & Flexmarkers was to colour the top of the cards with the pen that matched the ribbon, as this is what takes me the longest to decide and then I get fed up and put them away again lol. 

Whilst sorting my ribbons I also decided to make these Bakers Twine Bobbins #60905 by Sweet Afton. I cut them in a heavy 300gsm white card stock first and then in a colour similar to them and then stuck these together, this gave them strength. I did this so that I could easily see which I wanted to use but could write on the back the colour name and manufacturer. At the moment I have them on this piece of cord while I am awaiting my lovely hubby to retrieve me a large book ring from the garage which is currently iced up with a heap of snow in front of it.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Bazzill & Limetree Crafts

Designer Paper - Colour Box from years ago.

Die Cuts - As shown with each photo.

Head on over and link up your projects today.

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