Silhouette Challenges #17 "3D Fall

Good morning everyone.

It's the time for another challenge over at Silhouette Challenges.

It feels like forever since I posted here but it is only a couple of weeks. We are finally all moved and settling into our new home, it has been a stressful couple of weeks but I am really happy to have a craft room again even if it is smaller than I had before.

Anyhow onto business, this month at Silhouette Challenges we are challenging you to make something that is 3d and fall themed. 

My grandchildren had asked me to make a Halloween countdown, they are a bit like an advent calendar you would have at Christmas but ghostly instead lol. I have now made what is going to be the background of it, there will be a coffin in front of this and inside it will be cryptic clues letting them know where to find the treat (The coffin will be shown soon). As they are only allowed sweet treats on a Friday the other days will contain non edible treats and messages.

I used numerous files for this but they are svg files that I amassed in my Cricut days. If I find the owner I will edit and give credit.

This is it all opened up, it stands about 10" tall and 18" wide.

It all folds together for easy storing.

Here is a close up of it. 

Supplies:-
Card Stock - Lidl
Die Cut Files - Unknown they were svg files that I amassed years ago when I had a cricut machine and didn't keep who they belonged to. If I find whose they were I will edit.
Embossing - Cuttlebug Houndstooth & Woodgrain.
Ink - Ranger Distress Inks

Challenge Info. 

Hop on over and link up today.

Ch# 17 "3D Fall" (no cards)

Begins: Monday, September 1

Ends: Tuesday, September 30

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Head on over to see what the DT has created for you inspiration and link up today.

Click HERE

My Time To Craft 'Hair' Challenge

Good afternoon all, wow it is busy, busy, busy here at the moment. We are moving house on Wednesday so the packing is well under way, to the point we are either moving a box to get to something else or falling over them lol.

Ok so the challenge over at My Time To Craft has been 'Unusual Coloured Hair' for the last week and you still have until Friday to enter. I hadn't realised this post hadn't post until today so here it is for this week's inspiration!!

I chose to make this card which opens out from the image but can't remember the name of it. Not sure what happened to the colours in this photo but they are not looking too good on my computer lol. 

Supplies:-

Card Stock -Lidl

Music Sheet - Stash

Image - Kenny K 'Rock Chick'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Ribbon - Stash

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Skin - Apricot, Oatmeal & Blush

Hair - Shocking Pink, Frosted Pink, Cerise & Pink Carnation

Trousers - Shocking Pink, Frosted Pink & Pink Carnation

Top - Ice Greys 1, 2 & 3

Trainers - Shocking Pink, Frosted Pink Pink Carnation

Guitar - Ive Greys 1 - 5 & Cinnamon

That is all from me for now, see you all soon.

Silhouette Challenge 'Blossom Hop Day 2'

Bring

So Silhouette Challenges is celebrating .

We are on Day 2!

There are only a few stops on this hop each day, and you are going to love the projects you see.

I am the third stop.
To start at the beginning Click HERE

How are you liking the blog hop? I'm sure you have been wowed already and there is still lots to come so I will get on with my card I made.

As soon as I saw this card in the Silhouette Store I knew I wanted it but wasn't sure who or what I would use it for but I brought it. So I decided I would make it for this hop but leave it sentiment less as I think it is a many occasions card so will add it when the time arises. The teal blue and mustard card both colours that are in the design paper but they don't show so well in the photo but they really do look nice.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Bazzill & Lidl

Designer Paper - My Minds Eye 'Miss Caroline Dolled Up'

Die Cut - Flowers Card #45684 by Daniela Angelova

Here is the entire list for day 2
Nana @ My Crafting Channel
Pam @ Scrap N Sew Granny
Kim @ Kim's Card Corner
Jessi @ My Life in Arts N Crafts
Kate @ Kate's Paper Creations
LeeAnn @ Snappy Scraps
Becky @ My Paper Craze
Penni @ Lazy Cats Crafts Craze

In case you missed day 1 here is the entire lineup.
Nana @ My Crafting Channel
Pam @ Scrap N Sew Granny
Kim @ Kim's Card Corner
Theresa @ Scrappers Anonymous
Julie @ Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers
Jessi @ My Life in Arts N Crafts
Robin @ The Cricut Scrapper
Kate @ Kate's Paper Creations
LeeAnn @ Snappy Scraps
Becky @ My Paper Craze

Some of the Design Team has Candy.
Please note the ones that have candy set their own requirements for a chance at winning their candy.
Winners will be be announced by each offering candy on
May the 6th at NOON EST
On their blogs.

Now hop over to Jessi HERE and see what wonderful creation she has for you.

Crafty Calendar 'Sunshine & Showers' Challenge

Good morning all, hopefully you are viewing this as I am away visiting my daughter and her family for a few days. 

This month at Crafty Calendar Challenge we are challenging you to 'Sunshine & Showers' and are sponsored by Robyn Fetish who gave us some cute images to play with and used this cute little frog called 'Don't Rain On My Parade' and can be found HERE. 

As soon as I saw the challenge I knew I wanted to use this sunshine background and then the rest of the card just evolved from it. Did you notice I placed my raindrops upside down lol I didn't notice until I added the image and by then it was too late.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's

Card Stock - Lidl

Image - Robyn Fetish 'Don't Rain On My Parade'

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Die Cuts - Sunburst #47228 by Amanda McGee, Clouds & Rainbow from Pot Of Gold Topper #39552 by Silhouette

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Pear Green, Lime Green & Lime Zest

Rock - Blue Grey 5,2 & 1

Grass - Forest

Umbrella - Lavender, Lilac, Soft Mauve, Blue Grey 4 & 2

See you all soon.

My Time To Craft 'Up, Up & Away' Challenge

Oh my goodness this post should of gone live on Saturday and I have just noticed it still in draft, I scheduled it and all but obviously forgot to press publish! This is the first chance I have had to look as we had our grandson to stay for the weekend and boy did he wear us out. He is not 2 until August yet he really is behaving like a terrible 2 year old lol, throwing a hissy fit when you tell him no. He did make us laugh as he didn't want to sleep in his cot but would happily curl up in the dog's bed with them, my daughter in law said we should of left him there for the night as the dog's were happy to have him. 

OK so this week at My Time To Craft we are going 'Up, Up & Away' which means we would like to see anything that goes in the sky however if you are using a bird or butterfly it must be the main focal point on the card. 

For my card I went with a hot air balloon and found this great 3d style one which I love as it folds flat to go in an envelope. It is a 5" x 7" card and I have left the sentiment tag blank as not sure who this will be for as yet. This was super easy to make and I used my scraps from the Echo Park Walk In The Park collection.

My card is straight it is just the angle I must have took it at.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Lidl

Designer Papers - Echo Park 'Walk In The Park'

Brads - Papermania

Die Cut - Hot Air Balloon Card #46147 by Lori Whitlock

Side view showing the 3d effect of the balloon.

See you all soon and have a wonderful week.

My Time To Craft 'Frame It' Challenge

Good morning again, if you came here looking for my Silhouette Challenges post it is below this one HERE. 

So onto today's challenge at My Time To Craft which this week is 'Frame It', we would like to see either your image or sentiment in a frame. I decided to make a style of card that I have not made before where by my sentiment in this case swivels in it's frame between the front and inside. I used a cutting file from the Silhouette Store (details in the supply list) and a freebie sentiment from Create with TLC. A few pearls added for embellishing. Oh dear if you could have seen me with those pearls, one of them just would not stick to the card yet would not come off my finger. I had to use my craft knife in the end to lift it off which is not a good thing to do with my hands as they are at the moment lol.

I have made this card for my aunt who is always coming out with sayings like this and is a little down at the moment.

This is it closed.

Here it is swinging.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Lidl

Die Cuts - 3d Flip Swing Bracket Card #28771 by Lori Whitlock

Pearls - Home Bargains.

That's all from me, short and sweet as my hands are hurting nearly as much as my legs and my new tablets are making me feel sleepy. Oh the joys!

Please pop over and see what the other girls made, you can find them all HERE.

My Time To Craft 'All About The Love' Challenge

Good evening all, well I am finally here. After getting a virus on my computer which completely wiped it out even though I have McAfee anti virus installed on it, it ended up having to go away to be repaired and took the man several times before he could get it to finally start up again. 

Anyhow here I am with my late card and gift box for this weeks challenge at My Time To Craft where the challenge is 'All About The Love'. I made this cute square card with a matching gift box. All the cut files are listed below in the supplies section. To make these I used card stock from Lidl's, some patterned paper from an old Docrafts paper pack called 'With Love', a piece of white ribbon, a couple of black pearls and a clear gem in the flower.

The card.  

 The gift box closed.

And an open view.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Lidl's

Patterned Paper - Docrafts 'With Love'

Ribbon & Clear Gem - Stash

Black Pearls - Kanban

Die Cuts - Love Birds Card #54111 by Daniela Angelova, 3d Heart Candy Box #38513 by Lori Whitlock & 3d Pop Out Petals Flower #43874 by Alaa K Studio. The sentiment I made myself using Pacifico font welded together. 

That is all for today, hopefully it won't be so long before I am back.

My Time To Craft 'White On White Christmas Card' Challenge

Good morning all, wow it is windy here at the moment but no rain so that is a plus point lol. I hope the weather is better where you are although I know some of you have snow appearing so keep safe. 

This week at My Time To Craft we are challenging you to a 'White On White Christmas Card', you can colour your image but the main parts of it must be white and as it is Christmas we are giving you two weeks to make your card!! 

For my card I used a cutting file from the Silhouette Store by Elizabeth Mayne, then embossed some of the different layers and inked some others to give some definition to it. I then added some glamour dust to various parts for some sparkle. When I made this card I wasn't sure I liked it but the more I look at it I do lol.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Lidl

Die Cut - Happy Holidays #33461 by Elizabeth Mayne

Embossing - Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' & 'Tiny Bubbles'

Inks - Ranger Distress Inks 'Evergreen Bough' & 'Broken China'

Sparkle - Decoart 'Glamour Dust'

This will be my last post before Christmas so I would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you have a fabulous time.

My Time To Craft 'Christmas Birds' Challenge

Good afternoon sorry this post should of been up this morning but schedule didn't work.

This is a quick post from me today with the new challenge at My Time To Craft where we want to see 'Christmas Birds'. 

For my card I made a 5"x7" card for a change using a cutting file from the Silhouette Store by Snapdragon Snippets. I brought this file awhile a go and loved it immediately but this is the first time I have cut it. I used card stock that I brought from Lidl's some time ago as it cuts beautifully in the cameo.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Lidl

Die Cuts - Noel Cardinal Birdhouse 5x7 Card #51934 by Snapdragon Snippets

Gloss on berry - Ranger Glossy Accents

Gem for eye - Anita's Gem Wheel.

I am sorry for this short post but I have had a really bad headache since Wednesday and struggling every time I move my head the pain is awful. I cannot take anything for it due to my other medication. 

Silhouette Challenge '3d' Challenge

It's time for Week 2
here at

Ch# 8 3D

Begins: Sunday, December 1

Ends: Saturday, December 31

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Sorry but any entry not following rules will NOT be considered when choosing the Winner or the Top 3 

*See Rules On Side Bar*

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick

Prize: $10.00 GC

My Crafting Channel

Prize: $15.00 Amazon GC

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

$15..00 GC

Good morning everyone, it's the 8th of the month and my time to post my project. This month as it says above our challenge is '3d', it doesn't have to be Christmas it can be for any occasion. I have made a Santa and Penguin for my little Harley to put on his Christmas place setting. I used card stock from Lidl's Supermarket which is really good for these types of project. The file I used was from the Silhouette Store by Snapdragon Snippets.

 Here are the two together, arn't they cute. 

Santa measures 6" tall

Penguin is 4.5" tall. 

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Lidl's Supermarket

Die Cuts - Santa #51040 & Penguin #51039 both by Snapdragon Snippets.

Silhouette Challenge 'Shaped Card' Challenge

It's the first of the month again and time 

for another Challenge over at

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.
You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Ch# 4 Shaped Card

Begins: Thursday, August 1

Ends: Saturday, August 31

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick
Prize: $10.00 GC


My Crafting Channel
Prize: $15.00 Amazon GC


Tabitha Designs 
Digi Pack (Winner's Choice)


Little Scraps of Heaven Designs
$15..00 GC

Good morning all, as it is the 8th of the month that means it is time for me to share my Silhouette project for you all but before I do that I want to share something else and that is this little bit of family history. You see today is a very important day as we wish 

Happy Birthday to my grandson Harley who is 1 today, 

My step dad who is 79 today, 

My brother in law who is 47 today & 

David's uncle who would have been 64 today had he not passed away a couple of days prior to his birthday last year.

Do you see the connection apart from my step dad of course! Each generation is born on the birthday of their uncle, how many times does that happen?

Anyhow enough waffling and back to my project which is of course a large 8" shaped card for Harley who is mad about ducks, yes I know this looks like a chick but it is supposed to be a duck according to the Silhouette Store. I mirrored the image left, then welded it together to make the shape, then typed the birthday and welded that not only to itself (each letter) but to the shaped card too. I then made an offset layer to give me the edge around the image. I cut another layer of both the duck and the wording and placed the duck on action wobbles so it sort of jiggles around along with the googly eyes.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Lidl

Die Cut - Baby Ducks #39698 by Patty Young

Beak Shine - Ranger Glossy Accents

Googling Eyes - Stash

Wobble - AW Action Wobbles

Not many supplies today.

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

To be edited.

Thanks for stopping by, I am off to party with the kiddies oh and my dad lol.

See you all soon.

My Scrap Chick Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to our "My Scrap Chick!" Blog Hop!

This is a 2 Day Hop.
We are on Day 1!

There are only a few stops on this hop each day, and you are going to love the projects you see.

My Scrap Chick is giving away a 

$20.00 GC

Silhouette Challenges will be giving away a

$15 My Scrap Chick GC

Just leave a comment on this post and each blog hop post for both days to be entered to win.

I am the third stop. 

Here is the entire list of stops for day 1 just in case you arrived here first and want to go to the start of the hop:

Nana @ My Crafting Channel

Colleen @ Creations By Colleen

Kim @ Kims Card Corner

Kristin @ Paper Creations by Kristin
Barbara @ Craft Me This

By now you will have seen two fantastic projects so what can I add! I decided to make a card and matching gift bag. I used a set called Butterfly Bag & Card found HERE. This was a super easy to make and something that you could put together as a last minute set. For the base's I used some card stock which I purchased really cheaply from Lidl and wow is it fantastic card to use with the Silhouette, I wouldn't have believed it until I tried it. The pattern paper is from a really old 2008 DCWV Spring Stack!. I cut the butterflies and then added some patterns to them with various flourish stamps. 
I cut the bag and card as it was laid out on the cutting mat and the bag is a really nice size at about 8" tall, 4" wide and 2" deep, the card is a standard 5.5" x 4.25".

Here is the set

The card

The bag

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Lidl

Designer Paper - DCWV 'Spring Stack 2008'

Sentiments - Celebration Set by Paper Pretties  and Friend by Lili of the Valley 

Ink - Ranger Distress Ink 'Picked Raspberry' & 'Bundled Sage'

Flourishes - Various from Marie Currie & Papermania 'Tweet'

Die Cuts - My Scrap Chick Butterfly Bag & Card

It is time for you to be off to see Kristin who I am sure will have something super cute for you.

Don't forget there will be more hopping tomorrow and in order for you to qualify for the prize you must have left a comment of ALL blogs from both days.

Have a Creative Day and I will see you all soon.
Thanks for stopping by.