My Time To Craft 'Bugs & Insects' Challenge

Good morning all, I hope you are all well and keeping warm during this cold spell we all seem to be having.

So today see's the start of a new challenge over at My Time To Craft and this week we are all about 'Bugs & Insects' BUT they have to be part of the main image on your creation.

I was stumped for what to make this week as I didn't have any images that had the main part as a bug or insect so in desperation I turned to my Silhouette to see what I could come up with. I love this little bumble bee I used, it looks way too cute for a bee lol. I added Black Enamel Accents from Ranger to all the black parts to give them some sheen and then added Stickles to the wings. I background was another cut from the Silhouette Store as were the hearts with the lettering drawn instead of cut. 

I am giving this card to my granddaughter Sophie who is 8 as she said she has to have a card for her boyfriend because that means no one else will be able to kiss him! You have got to laugh at them, haven't you.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's

Card Stock - Bazzill

Die Cuts - Honeycomb Screen #56062 by Jennifer Wambach, Happy Bumble Bee #39896 by PPbN Designs & The Heart Just A Basic Shape.

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

To be edited.

Thanks for stopping by, see you all soon.

Silhouette Challenges #20 "Anything Goes"

Good Morning!

It's time for another challenge over at Silhouette Challenges. This month is
(Anything Goes) 

Yes you saw it right Anything Goes, so out with the Silhouette SD, Portrait, Cameo or Cameo 2 and get creating.

I have for you a birthday card I created for my step granddaughter who turned 8 and is heavily into anything princess'. This card is not for the beginner as there are no instructions and it takes a little sorting out of the pieces. I used my sketch pens to right on the turrets and then filled the colour in by hand. A few gems and it was complete. 

This is a photo of it standing up.

This is it closed and how it fits into the envelope. It measures approximately 5" x 7".

Supplies:- 
Card Stock - Bazzill

Die Cuts - Castle Shaped 4 Fold Card #55582 by Snapdragon Snippets

Gems - Stash

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
Dragonfly Dreams - Lets Get Girly 06/12

Now onto the Challenge Info. 

Ch# 20 "Anything Goes" 

Begins: Monday, December 1

Ends: Wednesday, December 31

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You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Head on over and link up your projects today.

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Natalie & Amy's 'Cute & Cuddly Christmas' Challenge

 Good morning everyone, thank you for stopping by. 

I am here today with my card for the new challenge over at Natalie & Amy's and our challenge to you this month is 'Cute & Cuddly Christmas'. I used this adorable Humphrey's Corner image called 'First Christmas' to make a first Christmas card for a little one who was born in July and named Mason. I got this idea from another blog sometime a go but I cannot find it now so if anyone knows who it was please let me know so I can give credit.

I started with a 6" scalloped square card blank and used a really old snowflake stamp and distress ink's in frayed burlap and tumbles glass to create the background, then cut the large 'M' on my Silhouette along with the sentiment. I used the out of frame cut to cut this super cute little ellie out, coloured with promarkes and flexmarkers before I added glamour dust to his hat trim for a bit of sparkle. Finished off by mounting the image and mat on foam tape for some dimension. All supplies are listed below with those available from Natalie & Amy in RED.

I love how this turned out so may have to try it again but with a difference.

Supplies:-

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

Card Stock - Kraft Core 'Nostalgic' 

Image - Crafter's Companion Humphrey's Corner '1st Christmas' & Dawn Bibby Snowflake (Retired)

Medium - Promarkers & Flexmarkers

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Dies - Spellbinders Nestabilities 'Classic & Scalloped Circles'

Glitter - DecoArt Glamour Dust 'Crystal'

Distress Inks - Ranger Frayed Burlap & Tumbled Glass

Image Ink - Momento 'Tuxedo Black'

Foam Tape - Stix 2 3d Foam Squares

Double Sided Tape - Stix 2 12mm Ultra Sticky

Glue Pen For Glitter - Stix 2 Night Glow Glue Pen

Promarkers & Flexmarkers Used:-

Humphrey - Blue Grey 1 - 3

Nappy - Linen

Hat - Sky Blue, Arctic Blue & Glacier Blue

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

A Creative Romance - Old Stash (Snowflake Stamp) 05/12

Completely Christmas - Anything Goes + Twist (Snowflake) 06/12

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes 03/12

Bunny Zoe - Snow 08/12

Animal Friends - It's Cold Ice & Snow 01/12

Silhouette Challenges Ch# 19 "Advent Calendar"

Good Morning!

It's time for another challenge over at Silhouette Challenges. This month is
(Advent Calendar).

Oh dear this had to be a quick make for me as I got my months around the wrong way, not hard for me I know, hence next month's projects is now all ready and waiting! Anyhow this month is all about advent making and I made this lovely large snowman, he is about 18" tall and 9" wide. I made him for the older grandchildren to countdown the days until Christmas but at the same time to help young Harley who is just learning his numbers. 

Isn't he adorable? I used a snowflake brad to hold his carrot nose on, then added some googley eyes and some enamel dots for holly berries. I also change the wording on his hat so that it fit in with the children. And there you go super quick and easy.

A close up of the wording. 

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Bazzill

Die Cuts - Advent Calendar Snowman #34284 by Samantha Walker

Wording - Silhouette Sketch Marker

Berries - Enamel Dots

Eyes & Brad - Stash

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

Now onto the Challenge Info. 

Ch# 19 "Advent Calendar" (no cards)

Begins: Saturday, November 1

Ends: Sunday, October 30

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You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Head on over and link up your projects today.

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Natalie & Amy's 'Stitch It' Challenge

Good morning, I hope you are all well and enjoying this mild weather we are having at the moment. 

As soon as I saw the challenge this month at Natalie and Amy's I knew what I wanted to do. I absolutely love this image and had found the dress form in the Silhouette Store to match it awhile ago, I added the stitching down the middle and across the waist to match the image. I also added stitching to the image and mat layer along with around the border strip across the middle.

Supplies:-

6" Square Card Blank - Natalie & Amy's

Card Stock - Stash

Designer Papers - First Edition 'Blank Canvas'

Image - Crafter's Companion Makey Bakey Mice 'Sewn With Love'

Sentiment - Silhouette Sketch Pen

Medium - Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Spectrum Noir Pencils

Die Cuts - Sewing Form #55090 by Carta Bella & Stitched Borders #54857 by Sarah Hurley

Buttons - Stash
Bakers Twine - Dovecraft 'Tea Party'
Adhesive - Collall All Purpose

All items in RED available in the online store now.

Promarkers, Flexmarkers & Spectrum Noir Pencils Used:-

Mice - Ice Grey 1 & 3, Blue Grey 1, Sorbet, 30, 112 & 118

Material & Thread - Pale Blossom, Sorbet, 30 & 34

Dress Form - Tan, March Hare, Linen, 03, 05 & 94

Machine - Pastel Green, Aquamarine, March Hare, Linen, 03, 05, 61, 62,63 & 94

Table - Linen, 03 & 07

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-

The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes 03/11

Robyn Fetish - Faux Or Real Stitching 01/11

Card Mania - Buttons 31/10

Bunny Zoe's - Animals 10/11

Now it is your turn, lets see all your stitching.

Silhouette Challenge #18 Holiday Home Decor

Good morning everyone.

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

ADD YOUR PIC AND INFO HERE

Challenge Info. 
Hop on over and link up today.

Ch# 18 "Holiday Home Decor" (no cards)

Begins: Wednesday, October 1

Ends: Friday, October 31

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.

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WARNING Photo heavy.

My family are all coming to my house for Christmas this year so I was looking to create something to go on my window ledge in the bay window as it is a lovely big space that could take it. I have decided to make a winter wonderland scene with shops and buildings so if any of you see any lovely 3d buildings please let me know I would be extremely grateful. 

What I have today is Harley's, I am also making another of these for Mia but it isn't quite finished as yet. I will then look into making some shops or building for my older grandchildren. 

I love how this house turned out, I used Lori Whitlock's Gingerbread House which comes in three parts and then added a few other bits as listed below main image. I have tried so hard to show this in the dark as it lights up beautifully with just two little tea lights in it but all I keep getting is photo's of the windows lol there must be some technical button I should have pressed.

On this view you can see I added the banner with Harley's name sketched on, I decided to hang my wreath with bakers twine rather than stick it and I also added glossy accents to it. A brad for the door handle and some gems for the gingerbread man's eyes and buttons to finish this side off.

On this side I decided to use Christmas light bulbs instead of the circles that came with it. I did add a star to the top of the tree but it is not easily seen with the overhanging roof.

I couldn't decide whether or not to add another tree on this side or not so it may get changed as yet.

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Bazzill

Designer Papers - A really old DCWV pack from 2009 I think

Brad, Gems & Twine - Stash

Glossy Accents - Ranger
Pen - Silhouette
Die Cuts - 3d Gingerbread House #22479, #22480 & #22481 by Lori Whitlock, Christmas Lights #51704 by Miss Kate Cuttables, Assorted  Curved Party Buntings #44263 by Totally Jamie & Star Charm #17340 by Silhouette.

Challenges I would like to enter this into:-
Holly Jolly Christmas - Anything Goes Christmas 12/10
Crafting Desert Divas - Anything But A Card 12/10

Now it is your turn to create some home decor for us to see.

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.

Silhouette 'Create Your Own Scene Card' Challenge

Good morning all, well the sun has finally found it's way through the clouds here in UK, I hope where ever you are it is getting better and not worse. This is my first post today to see my My Time To Craft post please look HERE.

For this challenge I decided to create a fish bowl card as an anniversary card for my husband, for those who don't know we keep marine fish in a tank a little bit larger than this but not quite as pretty lol. 

Anyhow I made this card by first sketching my sentiment and then cutting my bowl at 8" wide by 7.25" tall, I then cut an acetate front with a flap added to the top so that it would fold over and attach to another layer that I created in white to make what I think is known as a tent fold style of card. I used 3 different cutting files for all the fun little characters, plenty of ink on all my pieces before arranging with foam pop dots to give some dimension. I did try to take a sideways photo but because of the acetate it just was not possible. 

This first photo is taken before adding the acetate.

 This photo has the acetate layer attached as the bubble in the top left corner shows and if you look close you can just see it along the edge on the left hand side. 

Supplies:-

Card Stock - Bazzill 

Acetate - Stash

Inks - Many Different Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Fish In Bowl #39243 by Miss Kate Cuttables, Underwater Scene #30279 & Underwater Scene #30395 both by Sarah Bailey 

Please pop over and see the beautiful projects the other girls have made HERE.

Silhouette Challenges 'Special Challenge Use A Sketch File'

"Special Challenge - Use a Sketch File" over at

This is in addition to our regular monthly challenge.

DT members were not required to participate.
We have 8 participating.

Sponsor is:

My Crafting Channel

Winner will receive:
Silhouette Printable Clear Sticker Paper

For your inspiration I decided to create 2 different cards, the first uses sketch files ONLY and the second using a sketch file for the background and then the rest are cut files. Let me explain....

On the card below I used 3 different sketch files, a sketch font and the sketch drawing tool. The 3 files I used are the Vase or Jar as it is called #21430 by Silhouette, Flowers #42871 & Flowers #42822 both by Rivka's Renditions & the font is called Sketch Curly #42361 by Sweet Elsie. I then drew a square around my design and change the single line stroke in the drawing tools (these are only available in designer edition of the software), if you don't have that there are some sketch frames available in the Silhouette Store. To finish off I added a few bling stones.

Now for this card I made my background using an exclusive download image that came with my sketch pens. It has around 8 different notes in the set which I copied several times and arranged to fit my background. Next I took this regular cut file of a Guitar #53247 by Studio Ilustado and made 2 offsets of it, the first offset became my cut line around the image which I drew with my Sketch pens and the second offset made me a shadow or mat for my image. The sentiment was also created using the sketch pens and cut around in the star shape.

I decided to make the 2 different cards as there were many people who didn't know you could draw from a cut file and still be able to cut it out, others didn't know that the software had sketching pen styles of it own. 

I hope this has helped clear up some of the questions I have had.

Now hop on over to see what my DT sister have created for you inspiration and to link up your Sketch File projects.

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